Legal Opinion
Philadelphia Welfare Rights Organization Ex Rel. Brookins v. O'Bannon
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 27, 1981No. Civ. A. 81-4369PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION 1
JOSEPH S. LORD, III, Chief Judge.
I. Factual Background
Earlier this year, Congress amended the Food Stamp Act, 7 U.S.C. §§ 2011-2027, in two respects by enacting the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, Pub.L. No.97-35, 95 Stat. 357 (1981). First, the standard deduction for a household’s earned income work expenses was reduced from twenty percent to eighteen percent. Second, the Omnibus Act converted the eligibility test for food stamps from a 100% of the poverty line net income test to a 130% of the poverty line gross income test.
Pennsylvania intends to implement these changes…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division v. CraftSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Minnesota Public Interest Research Group v. Earl v. Butz, Individually, and as Secretary of AgricultureCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- Vargas v. TrainorCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Coleman v. BlockDistrict Court, D. North Dakota · 1984
- Elizabeth Lebeau v. Thomas Spirito, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
- Ortiz v. EichlerDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1985
- Karen Foggs v. John R. Block, Thomas Spirito, Etc., Karen Foggs v. John R. BlockCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
- Ortiz v. EichlerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
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