Legal Opinion

Brown v. Secretary of Health & Human Services

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided January 17, 1995No. 93-2369PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge.

This is a class action challenging as arbitrary and capricious an Aid to Families With Dependent Children (“AFDC”) regulation promulgated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) in 1982. The regulation, called the “automobile resource exemption,” limits to $1,500 the equity value of the automobile a family may own before the automobile’s equity value affects the family’s qualification to receive AFDC benefits. 45 C.F.R. § 233.20(a)(3)(i)(B)(2) (1993). The district court denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment and granted plaintiffs’…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Assn. of United States, Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. Bowman Transportation, Inc. v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Weinberger v. SalfiSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Becker v. Federal Election CommissionCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2000
  2. Gailius v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
  3. Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Blackstone Valley Electric CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
  4. Skubel v. FuoroliCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997
  5. Emmanuel J. Foroglou v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001

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