Ruth Johnson v. Henry C. White, Commissioner of Welfare, State of Connecticut

FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge:

This class action by Connecticut beneficiaries of the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program, jointly funded by the Federal Government and the State, has been pending since September, 1971. It has required enormous effort by counsel for the plaintiffs and for the State, by HEW, and by Judge Blumenfeld, all of whom have labored conscientiously and cooperatively to achieve a just result. Although the history of this case is fully related in Judge Blumenfeld’s opinion, 353 F.Supp. 69 (D.Conn.1972), some of the factual material must be repeated in order to…