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Legal Citation: 397 U.S. 254 (1970)

Appellants
John Kelly, et al.

Appellee
Jack R. Goldberg, Commissioner of Social Services of the city of New York

Appellants' Claim
State and city welfare officials were terminating financial aid without prior notice and hearing, violating due process.

Chief Lawyer for Appellants
Lee A. Albert

Chief Lawyer for Appellee
John J. Loflin, Jr.

Justices for the Court
William J. Brennan, Jr. (writing for the Court), John Marshall Harlan II, William O. Douglas, Thurgood Marshall, Harry A. Blackmun, Byron R. White

Justices Dissenting
Hugo Lafayette Black, Warren E. Burger, Potter Stewart

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
23 March 1970

Decision
Since New York's public assistance termination procedure did not allow the...