Legal Opinion
Oldham v. Ehrlich
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 12, 1980No. 79-1938PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge.
Invoking 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and its jurisdictional counterpart, 28 U.S.C. § 1343, welfare recipients challenged a Nebraska regulation on the basis that it conflicted with the Social Security Act and violated the Due Process Clause. The district court1 ultimately held that although the regulation was invalid on both statutory and constitutional grounds, the defendants — Nebraska welfare officials — had not enforced it in bad faith and therefore were not liable for compensatory or punitive damages. The court further held that the plaintiffs were entitled to an award of…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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3Cited by68 opinions
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- John Furtado v. Harold BishopCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
- Smith v. University of North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
- Ava WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC., Appellee; Ava WILLIAMS, Appellee, v. TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC., AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Coalition for Basic Human Needs v. Edward J. KingCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
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