Saenz v. Roe
| Sáenz v. Roe | |
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| Argued January 13, 1999 Decided May 17, 1999 | |
| Full case name | Rita L. Sáenz, Director, California Department of Social Services, et al., Petitioners v. Brenda Roe & Anna Doe etc. |
| Citations | 526 U.S. 489 (more) 119 S. Ct. 1518; 143 L. Ed. 2d 689; 1999 U.S. LEXIS 3174; 67 U.S.L.W. 4291; 99 Cal. Daily Op. Service 3574; 99 Daily Journal DAR 4559; 1999 Colo. J. C.A.R. 2812; 12 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 227; 61 Soc. Sec. Rep. Service 75 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Roe v. Anderson, 966 F. Supp. 977 (E.D. Cal. 1997); affirmed, 134 F.3d 1400 (9th Cir. 1998); cert. granted, 524 U.S. 982 (1998). |
| Holding | |
| California statute limiting new residents' benefits for the first year they live in the state is an unconstitutional discrimination and violation of their right to travel. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Stevens, joined by O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer |
| Dissent | Rehnquist, joined by Thomas |
| Dissent | Thomas, joined by Rehnquist |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. Art. IV § 2, amend. XIV § 1; Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code Ann. § 11450.03 | |
Sáenz v. Roe, 526 U.S. 489 (1999), was a landmark case in which the Supreme Court of the United States discussed whether there is a constitutional right to travel from one state to another. The case was a reaffirmation of the principle that citizens select states and not the other way round.