Legal Opinion
Batterton v. Francis
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 20, 1977No. 75-1181PublishedCited by 682 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Blackmun
This case concerns the validity of 45 CFR § 233.100 (a) (1) (1976),1 a regulation promulgated by the Secretary of *418Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) pursuant to a delegation of rulemaking authority in § 407 (a) of the Social Security Act, 42 U. S. C. § 607 (a).2 The issue is whether the regulation is a proper exercise of the Secretary’s statutory authority.
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The statute is contained in the Social Security Act’s Title IV, which has to do primarily with Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). The AFDC program was established by the Act in 1935 to provide welfare payments where children…
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