No. 22-7115

Imre Kifor v. Massachusetts, et al.

Lower Court: Massachusetts
Docketed: 2023-03-27
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: child-support-enforcement congressional-research-service constitutional-challenge constitutional-interpretation federal-matching-grant federal-reimbursement federal-reimbursements open-ended-program reimbursement-rate state-matching-grant
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity DueProcess FirstAmendment Immigration
Latest Conference: 2023-05-18
Question Presented (AI Summary)

In the context of the federal CSE reimbursement program, is the 'open-ended' and thus manipulatable federal program constitutional as currently practiced by Massachusetts?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED In the context of the federal CSE! reimbursement program, the Massachusetts Legislature enacted an ambiguous interpretation? by implying a possible spectrum for the rate of reimbursements3. Is the “open-ended” and thus manipulatable federal program constitutional as currently practiced by Massachusetts? 1 Federal reimbursements associated with the Child Support Enforcement (CSE) program are defined and reported to the US Congress by the Congressional Research Service (CRS). CRS documents in the Child Support Enforcement: Program Basics (9/8/2022): “The program is a federal-state matching grant program under which states must spend money in order to receive federal funding. For every dollar a state spends on CSE expenditures, it generally is reimbursed 66 cents from the federal government. This reimbursement requirement is ‘open-ended,’ in that there is no upper limit or ceiling on the federal government’s match of those expenditures,” see 2 See (at 1201-0160) mandating that “federal receipts associated with the child support computer network shall be drawn down at the highest possible rate of reimbursement.” 3 The relevant pages with highlights of the above are attached as

Docket Entries

2023-05-22
Petition DENIED.
2023-05-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/18/2023.
2023-03-30
Waiver of right of respondents Massachusetts, et al. to respond filed.
2023-02-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 26, 2023)

Attorneys

Imre Kifor
Imre Kifor — Petitioner
Imre Kifor — Petitioner
Massachusetts, et al.
Katherine Brady DirksOffice of the Attorney General of Massachusetts, Respondent
Katherine Brady DirksOffice of the Attorney General of Massachusetts, Respondent