Legal Opinion
Plumas County Board of Supervisors v. Califano
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 3, 1979No. 77-1280PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERRILL, Circuit Judge:
The question presented here is whether Plumas County, California, has standing to challenge the assistance payments it is required to make to pregnant needy women under California’s program for Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). The county contends that under federal law unborn children cannot qualify as dependent children, and that the state, receiving federal funding, cannot provide otherwise. Bringing suit through its Board of Supervisors, it seeks injunctive and declaratory relief establishing that it is not legally obligated to make such payments.
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2Cases cited13 opinions
- Simon v. Eastern Kentucky Welfare Rights OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Massachusetts v. MellonSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Schlesinger v. Reservists Committee to Stop the WarSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- King v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Townsend v. SwankSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Boating Industry Associations v. MarshallCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Plumas County Board Of Supervisors v. CalifanoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979