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Townsend v. Swank

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Docket No.: 
70-5021
Appellee: 
Swank
Appellant: 
Townsend
Consolidation: 
No. 70-5032
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1971-1972)
Opinion: 
404 U.S. 282 (1971)
Argued: 
Monday, November 8, 1971
Decided: 
Monday, December 20, 1971
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Constitutional Poverty Law

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The Oyez Project, Townsend v. Swank , 404 U.S. 282 (1971)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1971/1971_70_5021)
(last visited Sunday, November 22, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 7 votes for Townsend, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC--provisions of the Social Security Act)

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Full Opinion by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.