Supreme Court· 6/4/1985

Atkins v. Parker

Citations

472 U.S. 115
105 S. Ct. 2520
86 L. Ed. 2d 81
1985 U.S. LEXIS 92
53 U.S.L.W. 4686

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holding that food stamp benefits in which plaintiffs claimed a property inter est could be reduced or altered through the normal legislative process
holding that food stamp benefits in which plaintiffs claimed a property interest could be reduced or altered through the normal legislative process
recognizing that welfare entitlements are a form of property protected by the Due Process Clause
noting that “[tjhe entire structure of our democratic government rests on the premise that the individual citizen is capable of informing himself about the particular policies that affect his destiny”
noting that \[t]he entire structure of our democratic government rests on the premise that the individual citizen is capable of informing himself about the particular policies that affect his destiny\
noting that “[t]he entire structure of our democratic government rests on the premise that the individual citizen is capable of informing himself about the particular policies that affect his destiny.”

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Judges: Stevens, Burger, White, Blackmun, Powell, Rehnquist, O'Connor, Brennan, Marshall

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