Doe v. Flowers
Doe v. Flowers, Commissioner, Department of Welfare
Opinion of the Court
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Appeal from D. C. N. D. W. Ya. Motion Of appellants. for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Judgment affirmed.
Mr. Justice Douglas would reverse the judgment for the reasons set forth in his dissent in Edelman v. Jordan, 415 *923 U. S. 651, 678 (1974); Mr. Justice Brennan dissents and would reverse the judgment for the reasons set forth in his dissent in Edelman v. Jordan, 415 U. S. 651, 687 (1974).
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(Schwegmann noted that the state milk regulation involved in the Pearce case was in “direct conflict” with the federal milk regulation; that compliance with the state regulation could result only by disobeying the federal regulation)
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