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QUERN v. MANDLEY

No. 76-1159.

436 U.S. 725 (1978)

98 S.Ct. 2068

56 L.Ed.2d 658

QUERN, DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC AID OF ILLINOIS, ET AL. v. MANDLEY ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 6, 1978

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George W. Lindberg, First Assistant Attorney General of Illinois, argued the cause for petitioners in No. 76-1159. With him on the briefs were William J. Scott, Attorney General, and Paul J. Bargiel and Paul V. Esposito, Assistant Attorneys General. Deputy Solicitor General Jones argued the cause for petitioner in No. 76-1416. With him on the brief were Solicitor General McCree, Assistant Attorney General Babcock, Marion L. Jetton, William Kanter, and Harry R. Silver.

Michael F. Lefkow argued the cause for respondents in both cases. With him on the brief was Stephen G. Seliger.†

MR. JUSTICE STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court.

These cases require examination of the interplay between state option and federal mandate within the system of cooperative federalism created by the public assistance programs of Title IV-A of the Social Security Act, 42 U. S. C. § 601 et seq. The ultimate question to be decided is whether a State may ever receive federal matching funds for a program of emergency...

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