Legal Opinion
Barnes v. Department of Human Services
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided June 3, 2010No. 2009-CA-00438-SCTPublished
1Opinion of the Court
42 So.3d 10 (2010)
Kenny BARNES a/k/a Kenneth Barnes
v.
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, State of Mississippi.
No. 2009-CA-00438-SCT.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
June 3, 2010.
Rehearing Denied September 2, 2010.
Patricia Peterson Smith, attorney for appellant.
Russell William Holmes, attorney for appellee.
EN BANC.
DICKINSON, Justice, for the Court.
¶ 1. This case requires that we address three competing interests: the supremacy of federal law over state law; the compelling public interest in child support;[1] and the compelling public interest in the protection of the mentally disabled.
¶ 2. Kenny Barnes…
Also in this document: Concurrence; Dissent.
2Cases cited20 opinions
- In Re BurrusSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Hisquierdo v. HisquierdoSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Washington State Department of Social & Health Services v. Guardianship Estate of KeffelerSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- United States v. YazellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Philpott v. Essex County Welfare BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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