Legal Opinion
New Jersey Welfare Rights Organization v. Cahill
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 7, 1973No. 72-6258Published
1Opinion of the Court
411 U.S. 619 (1973)
NEW JERSEY WELFARE RIGHTS ORGANIZATION ET AL.
v.
CAHILL, GOVERNOR OF NEW JERSEY, ET AL.
No. 72-6258.
Supreme Court of United States.
Decided May 7, 1973.
APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY.
2Per curiam
This case presents the question of the constitutionality under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the New Jersey "Assistance to Families of the Working Poor" program, N. J. Stat. Ann. § 44:13-1 et seq., that allegedly discriminates against illegitimate children in the provision of financial assistance and other services.…
Also in this document: Dissent.
3Cases cited8 opinions
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- Levy v. Louisiana Ex Rel. Charity HospitalSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Gomez v. PerezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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