NATIONAL WELFARE RIGHTS ORGANIZATION v. MATHEWS

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry A. Freedman and Steven J. Cole, New York City, with whom Carolyn M. Heft and Adele M. Blong, New York City, and Florence Roisman, Washington, D. C., were on the brief for appellant organizations.

Lawrence Silver, Deputy Atty. Gen., Harrisburg, Pa., Chief, Litigation of the Comm. of Pa. was on the brief for appellant Com. of Pa.

Richard A. Graham, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., with whom Earl J. Silbert, U. S. Atty., John A. Terry, William M. Brodsky and Ann S. DuRoss, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., were on the brief for appellee.

Joel J. Rabin, Asst. Atty. Gen., State of Md., Baltimore, Md., was on the brief for appellant State of Md.

Ronald A. Zumbrun, John H. Findley, Sacramento, Cal., John H. Midlen, Jr., Washington, D. C. and Glenn E. Davis, Sacramento, Cal., filed a brief on behalf of Pacific Legal Foundation as amicus curiae urging affirmance.

Before WRIGHT, Circuit Judge, LUMBARD, Senior Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit and TAMM, Circuit Judge.