Peske v. Tangedahl

North Dakota operates an Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program pursuant to Title IV of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 601 et seq. (1976). Bonnie Peske and other similarly situated recipients of grants under North Dakota’s AFDC program (Peske) appeal from a district court judgment dismissing their complaint against the executive director and members of the Social Service Board of North Dakota (the Board). The district court determined that under Chapman v. Houston Welfare Rights Organization, 441 U.S. 600, 99 S.Ct. 1905, 60 L.Ed.2d 508 (1979), it lacked subject matter…