Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit August 31, 1999, Nos. 98-2382, 98-2479 (City of Chicago v. Shalala)

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

The City of Chicago, along with several city officials and an intervenor class of legal permanent residents, brought suit against the Secretary of Health and Human Services and other federal officers to challenge certain provisions of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, Pub.L. No. 104-193, 110 Stat.