Jefferson v. Hackney
Supreme Court of the United States
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rehnquist
Appellants in this case challenge certain computation procedures that the State of Texas uses in its federally assisted welfare program. Believing that neither the Constitution nor the federal welfare statute prohibits the State from adopting these policies, we affirm the judgment of the three-judge court below upholding the state procedures.
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Appellants are Texas recipients of Aid to Families With Dependent Children (AFDC). They brought two class actions, which were consolidated in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, seeking in-junctive and declaratory relief…
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- King v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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