Legal Opinion
Doe v. Shapiro
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided August 4, 1969No. Civ. 13093PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
J. JOSEPH SMITH, Circuit Judge:
This is a class action attacking the validity of a regulation of the Connecticut State Welfare Department which pro vides for the termination of welfare payments to illegitimate children in cases where the mother will not disclose the name of the child’s father. 1 The action was brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by Mrs. Jane Doe, 2 individually and on behalf of her infant son Scott, as representatives of that class of persons who are concededly “needy” and “dependent” within the meaning of the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Hoffman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Murphy v. Waterfront Commission of New York HarborSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by81 opinions
- Doe v. StegallCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- 20 Fair empl.prac.cas. 457, 20 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 30,136 Southern Methodist University Association of Women Law Students, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Plaintiff-Intervenor v. Wynne & Jaffe, Southern Methodist University Association of Women Law Students, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Plaintiff-Intervenor v. Thompson, Knight, Simmons & BullionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Rothstein v. WymanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Doe v. RostkerDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1981
- Doe v. DeschampsDistrict Court, D. Montana · 1974
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