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EDELMAN v. JORDAN

No. 72-1410.

415 U.S. 651 (1974)

94 S.Ct. 1347

39 L.Ed.2d 662

EDELMAN, DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC AID OF ILLINOIS v. JORDAN.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 25, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. O'Rourke, Deputy Attorney General of Illinois, argued the cause for petitioner. On the briefs were William J. Scott, Attorney General, and Donald S. Carnow, Special Assistant Attorney General.

Sheldon Roodman argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.*

MR. JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.

Respondent John Jordan filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, individually and as a representative of a class, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against two former directors of the Illinois Department of Public Aid, the director of the Cook County Department of Public Aid, and the comptroller of Cook County...

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