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DANDRIDGE v. WILLIAMS

No. 131.

397 U.S. 471 (1970)

DANDRIDGE, CHAIRMAN, MARYLAND BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE, ET AL. v. WILLIAMS ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 6, 1970

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George W. Liebmann, Assistant Attorney General of Maryland, argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs were Francis B. Burch, Attorney General, Robert F. Sweeney, Deputy Attorney General, and J. Michael McWilliams, Assistant Attorney General.

Joseph A. Matera argued the cause and filed a brief for appellees.

Thomas C. Lynch, Attorney General, and Elizabeth Palmer, Deputy Attorney General, filed a brief for the State of California as amicus curiae urging reversal.

Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed by Thomas L. Fike for the Legal Aid Society of Alameda County, and by Carl Rachlin, Anthony B. Ching, Peter E. Sitkin, and Steven J. Antler for the Center on Social Welfare Policy and Law et al.

MR. JUSTICE STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case involves the validity of a method used by Maryland, in the administration of an aspect of its public welfare program, to reconcile the demands of its needy citizens with the finite resources available to meet those demands. Like every other State in the Union, Maryland participates in the Federal Aid to Families With Dependent Children (AFDC) program, 42 U...

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