Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court May 26, 2000 (Smith v. Commissioner of Transitional Assistance)

Marshall, C.J.

The plaintiffs, Elizabeth Smith and Michelle Muise, challenge a Department of Transitional Assistance (department) regulation, 106 Code Mass. Regs. § 203.210(A) (1999), governing recipients’ eligibility for extensions of benefits under the Transitional Aid for Families with Dependent Children program (TAFDC), and sought declaratory and injunctive relief.