Legal Opinion
Alcala v. Burns
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 29, 1974No. 73-1595PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MATTHES, Senior Circuit Judge.
This appeal presents the question, much litigated in the district courts recently, whether an unborn child is a “dependent child” within the meaning of § 406(a) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 606(a), thus entitling the expectant mother to receive Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC).
Defendants-appellants, Kevin J. Burns, Acting Commissioner of the State of Iowa Department of Social Services, and Michael Ryan, Director of the Scott County Department of Social Services, acting pursuant to their interpretation of the Employees Manual of the Iowa…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Bernard Williams v. William P. Rogers, Secretary of StateCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by15 opinions
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