Legal Opinion
Wells v. Schweiker
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided April 14, 1982No. Civ. A. 81-4833PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEAR, District Judge.
The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, (OBRA), Pub.L.No.97-35, 95 Stat. 357, was adopted by Congress and signed by the President with the avowed aim of reducing expenditures in a wide array of federal programs. Among the programs OBRA affected most profoundly was Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), 42 U.S.C. §§ 601 et seq., a state administered public welfare program funded in part by the federal government. In this action, plaintiff Jeanette Wells, a recipient of AFDC benefits, challenges federal and state regulations implementing OBRA, asserting that…
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