Judge Daniels on what the stakes are in public charge hearing:
"We are living the worst-case scenario. We don’t have to guess."
"We are living the worst-case scenario. We don’t have to guess."
Judge Daniels: “We know we are faced with a situation where the plaintiffs claim that they have a disincentive to get benefits because of the current rule and the consequences of doing that and one of the consequences of that could be death by coronavirus.”
Judge Daniels pressing the DOJ's counsel on the plaintiffs' position on the public interest of an injunction:
"If people are not discouraged from seeking medical treatment for coronavirus, then it protects their health and it protects the health of the public."
"If people are not discouraged from seeking medical treatment for coronavirus, then it protects their health and it protects the health of the public."
Judge Daniels: "Isn’t the primary responsibility of government, the greatest responsibility of government, to protect the health and well-being of its residents?"
