Dandridge v. Williams
1970 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dandridge v. Williams, 397 U.S. 471 (1970), was a United States Supreme Court case based on the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. It held that a state can cap welfare based on the Aid to Families with Dependent Children at $250.00 per month regardless of the family's size or need.[1] The plaintiffs were attempting to make the amount variable based on size.
Quick Facts Dandridge v. Williams, Argued December 9, 1969 Decided April 6, 1970 ...
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Argued December 9, 1969 Decided April 6, 1970 | |
Full case name | Dandridge v. Williams |
Citations | 397 U.S. 471 (more) 90 S. Ct. 1153; 25 L. Ed. 2d 491; 1970 U.S. LEXIS 84 |
Case history | |
Prior | Williams v. Dandridge, 297 F. Supp. 450 (D. Md. 1968); probable jurisdiction noted, 396 U.S. 811, order rescinded in part, 396 U.S. 874 (1969). |
Subsequent | Rehearing denied, 398 U.S. 914 (1970). |
Holding | |
The State of Maryland's regulation of capping welfare at $250 a month regardless of family size or need does not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Stewart, joined by Burger, Black, Harlan, White |
Concurrence | Black, joined by Burger |
Concurrence | Harlan |
Dissent | Douglas, joined by Brennan |
Dissent | Marshall, joined by Brenann |
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