407 F. Supp. 351 - Roe v. Ray’s Empirical Analysis
1976
Citation profile
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1343 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act)) · 42 U.S.C. § 601 (§ 401 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 602 (§ 402 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on Edelman v. Jordan · Hagans v. Lavine · Reed v. Reed · Wisconsin v. Constantineau · King v. Smith
Most-quoted passages
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“. that all individuals wishing to make application for aid to families with dependent children shall have opportunity to do so, and that aid to families with dependent children shall be furnished with reasonable promptness to all eligible individuals.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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