Legal Opinion
Bowen v. Gilliard
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 25, 1987No. 86-509PublishedCited by 291 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stevens
As part of its major effort to reduce the federal deficit through the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984, 98 Stat. 494, Congress amended the statute authorizing Federal Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)1 to require that a family’s eligibility for benefits must take into account, with certain specified exceptions, the income of all parents, brothers, and sisters living in the same home.2 The principal *590question presented in this litigation is whether that requirement violates the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution when it is applied to require a family wishing to receive…
2Cases cited47 opinions
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- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by291 opinions
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- Washington Legal Foundation v. Massachusetts Bar FoundationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
- Lofton v. Secretary of the Department of Children & Family ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
- Jordan v. JacksonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1994
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