1. Califano v. Westcott, No. 78-437, SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, April 16, 1979, Argued , June 25, 1979, Decided ** Together with No. 78-689, Pratt, Commissioner, Department of Public Welfare of Massachusetts v. Westcott et al., also on appeal from the same court.
OVERVIEW: Act that provided benefits to families whose dependent children had been deprived of parental support because of father's unemployment but did not provide benefits when mother became unemployed, was unconstitutional and was extended to cover mothers.
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