On This Date: November 26, 1968 #OnThisDate in 1968, the federal court for the Southern District of New York decided Kelly v. Wyman, 294 F. Supp. 893. The court held that only an evidentiary hearing before termination of welfare benefits (federal Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and state Home Relief) would satisfy the constitutional due-process requirements, and rejected the argument of the welfare officials that the combination of the existing post-termination "

#OnThisDate in 1968, #SDNY decided #KellyVWyman, 294 F. Supp. 893, holding that only an #EvidentiaryHearing before termination of welfare benefits would satisfy the constitutional #DueProcess requirements.