Legal Opinion
Perales v. United States
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 14, 1984No. 83 Civ. 5850-CLBPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
BRIEANT, District Judge.
The Food Stamp Act of 1977, as amended, 7 U.S.C. § 2011, et seq., provides assistance to eligible low income households to enable them “to obtain a more nutritious diet through normal channels of trade by increasing [their] food purchasing power ....” 7 U.S.C. § 2011. The Act’s purposes are to combat hunger and malnutrition among those of limited means, as well as to strengthen the nation’s agricultural economy through the enhancement of food marketing and distribution. Id.
The assistance provided under the Food Stamp Act is in the form of food stamp…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. HaldermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Bell v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Royal Indemnity Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- George Eric Rosden v. A. LeutholdCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Pennsylvania v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
- Florida Department of Labor and Employment Security v. United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- Gallegos v. LyngCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
- Riles v. BennettCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- State Of Arkansas v. John BlockCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
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