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Williams v. Wohlgemuth

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided July 20, 1976No. 75-2239PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

ADAMS, Circuit Judge.

We are asked in this appeal to determine the validity of certain regulations of the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (DPW). The regulations in question make emergency assistance payments available to persons whose special needs for such funding result from either of two enumerated causes — civil disorder or natural disaster — but not from any others.

A

Congress amended the Social Security Act in 1968 by authorizing the states to provide emergency assistance payments to needy families with children.1 The legislation permitted the states to…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Sierra Club v. MortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Hagans v. LavineSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Sosna v. IowaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1969

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Geraghty v. United States Parole CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
  2. White v. BealCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
  3. National Ass'n of Metal Finishers v. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
  4. In Re Tmi. Metropolitan Edison Company ("Met Ed") Pennsylvania Electric Company Jersey Central Power & Light Company General Public Utilities Corp. Babcock & Wilcox Co. McDermott Inc. Dresser Industries, Inc. Ue & C--Catalytic, Inc. (Raytheon) Burns & Roe Enterprises, Nos. 94-7600/7601, and Metro Edison Company ("Met Ed") Pennsylvania Electric Company Jersey Central Power & Light Company General Public Utilities Corp. Babcock & Wilcox Co. McDermott Inc. Dresser Industries, Inc. Ue & C--Catalytic, Inc. (Raytheon) Burns & Roe Enterprises, No. 94-7602Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
  5. Bacon v. ToiaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1977

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