Legal Opinion
Nancy Strickland v. Commissioner, Maine Department of Human Services v. Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Third-Party
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 16, 1995No. 94-1783PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
This suit questions the validity of a regulation promulgated by the Secretary of Agriculture in connection with his management of the Pood Stamp Act, 7 U.S.C. §§ 2011-2025 (1988) (the Act). Answering the question requires us to explore the frontiers of Chevron deference. See Chevron, U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., 467 U.S. 837, 104 S.Ct. 2778, 81 L.Ed.2d 694 (1984). Because we believe that proper respect for the Secretary’s interpretation of the applicable statute validates the regulation, we reverse the district court’s order barring its…
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