Crawford v. Janklow

HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

We are called upon for the fourth time to consider whether the South Dakota’s method of distributing federal funds through its Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) violates the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (LIHEAA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 8621-8629. See Clifford v. Janklow, 733 F.2d 534 (8th Cir.1984); Crawford v. Janklow, (Crawford II), 733 F.2d 541 (8th Cir.1984); Crawford v. Janklow (Crawford I), 710 F.2d 1321 (8th Cir.1983).

The last time this matter was before our Court, we held that the State’s LIEAP program for the 1983-84 heating season violated…