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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Attorney General v. Brown, 511 N.E.2d 1103 (1987)

Citation
Attorney General v. Brown, 511 N.E.2d 1103 (1987)
Parent Document
Attorney General v. Brown, 511 N.E.2d 1103 (1987)
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date
1987-08-19

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It does not follow that, merely because Congress provided for voluntary participation, the States are precluded from mandating participation absent some valid nondiscriminatory reason for not participating. The Federal statute merely creates the scheme and sets out the guidelines for the funding and implementation of the program by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through local housing authorities. It does not preclude State regulation. In Massachusetts Medical Soc’y v. Dukakis,