Wyman v. Bowens

February 24, 1970*

Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1970-02-25

Cited by 132 later decisions (10 by the Supreme Court) — most recently October 1977 · most notably Edelman v. Jordan (1974), Dunn v. Blumstein (1972)

51 federal appellate · 8 district · 10 state decisions

Relies on Shapiro v. Thompson

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Opinion by Per Curiam · Decided 1970-02-25

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Louis J. Lefkowitz, Atty. Gen. of New York, Samuel A. Hirshowitz, First Asst. Atty. Gen., and Maria L. Marcus, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellant.

Leonard C. Koldin, for appellant in No. 874.

Sydney M. Spector and Richard A. Ellison, for appellees.

PER CURIAM.

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The motion of the appellees for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. The motions to affirm are granted and the judgments are affirmed. Shapiro v. Thompson, 394 U.S. 618, 89 S.Ct. 1322, 22 L.Ed.2d 600 (1969).

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THE CHIEF JUSTICE, Mr. Justice BLACK, and Mr. Justice HARLAN are of the opinion that probable jurisdiction should be noted and the cases set for oral argument.

Together with No. 874, Lascaris, Commissioner of Onondaga County Department of Social Services v. Bowens, et al., on appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York.