Residents of New York City who were receiving financial aid under the federally assisted program of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) brought a class-action suit alleging that the New York officials responsible for the administration of the program were terminating aid to them without notice of the termina- tion or without a hearing prior to the termination. The residents challenged the actions of the state officials as violative of their constitutional right to due process. The procedures for termination changed after the com- plaints of these residents, and notices and hearings were provided. What types of procedures would be necessary to protect the residents' due process rights? Must a court afford these procedures? [Goldberg v. Kelly, 397 U.S. 254 (1970).]