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CARTER v. STANTON

No. 70-5082.

405 U.S. 669 (1972)

92 S.Ct. 1232

31 L.Ed.2d 569

CARTER ET AL. v. STANTON, DIRECTOR, MARION COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE, ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 3, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jon D. Noland argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs were John T. Manning and David F. Shadel.

Robert W. Geddes argued the cause for appellee Stanton. With him on the brief were Harold W. Jones and Carl J. Meyer. Mark Peden, Deputy Attorney General of Indiana, argued the cause for appellee Sterrett. With him on the brief were Theodore L. Sendak, Attorney General, William F. Thompson, Assistant Attorney General, and William F. Harvey.

Solicitor General Griswold and Richard B. Stone filed a brief for the United States as amicus curiae.

PER CURIAM.

Appellants are women who contend that an Indiana welfare regulation governing eligibility for state and federal aid to dependent children contravenes the Fourteenth Amendment and the Social Security Act, 49 Stat. 627, as amended, 42 U. S. C. § 602 (a) (10). The regulation provides that a person who seeks assistance due to separation or the desertion of a spouse is not entitled to aid until the spouse has been continuously absent for at least six months...

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