What Are The Advantages Of Wyman V. James

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In Wyman v. James, the Supreme Court held that the beneficiary of the Aid to the Families with the Dependent Children must allow a house visit by a case manager, when the law requires it, or relinquish her entitlement to open help. The Supreme Court did not view it as a pursuit in fourth amendment terms. Regardless of the possibility that the visit were a pursuit, the Court said it was sensible: it was made for the advantage of the kid; it was "a gentle means" of guaranteeing that duty stores are appropriately spent; the case manager was not a "uniformed authority"; and the beneficiary had the decision of summoning her entitlement to decline or relinquishing the advantages. Three contradicting Justices (William Douglas, William Brennan, Thurgood