Supreme Court of the United States December 18, 1986, No. A-448 (Ledbetter v. Baldwin)

Justice Powell, Circuit Justice.

Applicant in this case is the Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Human Resources. He promulgated regulations implementing 42 U. S. C. §602(a)(38) (1982 ed., Supp. III). That section alters the requirements for state plans distributing grants under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program.