GREEN v. MANSOUR

No. 84-6270.

474 U.S. 64 (1985)

GREEN v. MANSOUR, DIRECTOR, MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 3, 1985


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Burnham argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs was Paul D. Reingold.

Louis J. Caruso, Solicitor General of Michigan, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Thomas L. Casey, Erica Weiss Marsden, and Robert N. Rosenberg, Assistant Attorneys General.


JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioners brought two separate class actions in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan against respondent Director of the Michigan Department of Social Services, claiming that respondent's calculations of benefits under the federal Aid to Families With Dependent Children (AFDC) program violated certain provisions of that federal law. Before a final determination on the merits of...

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