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Wyman, Commissioner of Social Services of New York, et al. v. Rothstein et al., 1970 — 397 U.S. 903 · caselaw · US
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Wyman, Commissioner of Social Services of New York, et al. v. Rothstein et al.
397 U.S. 903·Supreme Court of the United States·1970
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Opinion
No. 896.
Wyman, Commissioner of Social Services of New York, et al. v. Rothstein et al.
Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney General of New York, Samuel A. Hirshowitz, First Assistant Attorney General, Amy Juviler, Assistant Attorney General, and Philip Weinberg for appellants. Carl Rachlin for ap-pellees.
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Appeal from D. C. S. D. N. Y. Motion of appellees for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Probable jurisdiction noted.