Legal Opinion
Murry v. U. S. Department of Agriculture
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 14, 1972No. Civ. A. 1412-72PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM MEMORANDUM AND FINAL ORDER
A three-judge Court has been convened pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 2282 and 2284 to consider the constitutionality of the “tax dependent” Amendment to the Food Stamp Act (7 U.S.C. § 2014(b)). This Amendment, effective January, 1971, provides in pertinent part:
“Any household which includes a member who has reached his eighteenth birthday and is claimed as a dependent child for Federal income tax purposes by a taxpayer who is not a member of an eligible household, shall be ineligible to participate in any food stamp program established pursuant to this chapter…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Bolling v. SharpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Reed v. ReedSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- F. S. Royster Guano Co. v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
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3Cited by7 opinions
- United States Department of Agriculture v. MurrySupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Metropolitan Area Housing Alliance v. United States Department of Housing & Urban DevelopmentDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1976
- Findrilakis v. Secretary of the Department of Housing & Urban DevelopmentDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1973
- Basel v. ButzDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1975
- Winningham v. United States Department of Housing & Urban DevelopmentDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1974
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