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CALIFANO v. WESTCOTT

No. 78-437.

443 U.S. 76 (1979)

99 S.Ct. 2655

61 L.Ed.2d 382

CALIFANO, SECRETARY OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE v. WESTCOTT ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 25, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Alsup argued the cause for appellant in No. 78-437. On the brief were Solicitor General McCree and Sara Sun Beale. Paul W. Johnson, Assistant Attorney General of Massachusetts, argued the cause for appellant in No. 78-689. With him on the briefs were Francis X. Bellotti, Attorney General, and S. Stephen Rosenfeld, Assistant Attorney General.

Henry A. Freedman argued the cause for appellees in both cases. With him on the brief for appellees Westcott et al. were Kenneth P. Neiman and Michael B. Trister. Solicitor General McCree filed a brief for the federal appellee in No. 78-689.†

MR. JUSTICE BLACKMUN delivered the opinion of the Court.

Section 407 of the Social Security Act, 75 Stat. 75, as amended, 42 U. S. C. § 607, part of the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program, provides benefits to families whose dependent children have been deprived of parental support because of the unemployment of the father, but does not provide such benefits when the mother becomes unemployed. The United States District Court for the District of...

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