Legal Opinion

Wisdom v. Norton

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided October 11, 1974No. 1058, Docket 74-1402PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EDWARD WEINFELD, District Judge:

This appeal presents the question whether an unborn child is eligible for assistance under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (“AFDC”) provisions of Title IV of the Social Security Act of 1935, as amended,1 and if so, whether the policy of the State of Connecticut of denying such assistance to the unborn child and its pregnant mother is in conflict with the Act and thus invalid under the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution.2 Ap-*752pellees, plaintiffs in the courts below, commenced this action seeking declaratory and injunctive relief on…

2Cases cited44 opinions

  1. Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. United States v. United Mine Workers of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  4. Hagans v. LavineSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1969

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Burns v. AlcalaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Hardy v. TolerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1975
  3. Lang v. BergerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1977
  4. Parks v. HardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  5. Dover News, Inc. v. City of DoverSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1977

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