1. Chapman v. Houston Welfare Rights Organization, No. 77-719, SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, October 2, 1978, Argued , May 14, 1979, Decided ** Together with No. 77-5324, Gonzalez, Guardian v. Young, Director, Hudson County Welfare Board, et al., on certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
OVERVIEW: The district courts lacked jurisdiction to hear a claim brought by a New Jersey social security recipient, or a claim brought by welfare recipients in Texas, where each case sought a ruling that state law conflicted with the Social Security Act.
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