Legal Opinion
Strickland v. Commissioner, Maine Department of Human Services
District Court, D. Maine
Decided April 8, 1994No. Civ. 93-189-P-HPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum of Decision
HORNBY, District Judge.
This case presents a single issue: Can Congress change the law, simply by directing that it be so in legislative history, without amending the pertinent statutory language? The unvarnished answer is no.
Background
Approximately 1.4% of all food stamp households nationwide receive income from self-employment. Of the 60,000 households that receive food stamps in the State of Maine, approximately 3% receive income from self-employment. The plaintiffs Nancy and Lyle Strickland are one such household. They run a small construction business performing…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Pierce v. UnderwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Oscar Mayer & Co. v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Maine Ass'n of Interdependent Neighborhoods v. Commissioner, Maine Department of Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
- Amour v. Department of Social WelfareSupreme Court of Vermont · 1992
3Cited by7 opinions
- Nancy Strickland v. Commissioner, Maine Department of Human Services v. Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
- Strickland v. Commissioner, Maine Department of Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
- Strickland v. Commissioner, Maine Department of Human ServicesDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1996
- Strickland v. COM'R ME. HUMAN SERVICESDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1996
- Strickland v. Comm. MaineCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
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