Legal Opinion
Burns v. Alcala
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 18, 1975No. 73-1708Published
1Opinion of the Court 1
420 U.S. 575 (1975)
BURNS, COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES OF IOWA, ET AL.
v.
ALCALA ET AL.
No. 73-1708.
Supreme Court of United States.
Argued January 22, 1975.
Decided March 18, 1975.
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT.
Richard C. Turner, Attorney General of Iowa, argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the brief was Lorna Lawhead Williams, Special Assistant Attorney General.
Robert Bartels argued the cause and filed a brief for respondents.[*]
2Opinion of the Court · PowellJustice Powell
The question presented by this case is whether States receiving federal financial aid under the program…
Also in this document: Dissent.
3Cases cited27 opinions
- Hagans v. LavineSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Phelps Dodge Corp. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- King v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- New York State Department of Social Services v. DublinoSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Townsend v. SwankSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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