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JEFFERSON v. HACKNEY

No. 70-5064.

406 U.S. 535 (1972)

JEFFERSON ET AL. v. HACKNEY, COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WELFARE, ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 30, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven J. Cole argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs were Henry A. Freedman, Ed J. Polk, Edward V. Sparer, and Carl Rachlin.

Pat Bailey, Assistant Attorney General of Texas, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were Crawford C. Martin, Attorney General, Nola White, First Assistant Attorney General, Alfred Walker, Executive Assistant Attorney General, and J. C. Davis, Assistant Attorney General.

Evelle J. Younger, Attorney General, and Elizabeth Palmer and Jerold A. Prod, Deputy Attorneys General, filed a brief for the State of California as amicus curiae urging affirmance.

Solicitor General Griswold, by invitation of the Court, filed a memorandum for the United States as amicus curiae.

MR. JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.

Appellants in this case challenge certain computation procedures that the State of Texas uses in its federally assisted welfare program. Believing that neither the Constitution nor the federal welfare statute prohibits the State from adopting these policies, we affirm the judgment of the three-judge court below upholding the state procedures.

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Appellants are Texas recipients of Aid to Families...

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