· 6/14/1982
Blum v. Bacon
Citations
- 457 U.S. 132
- 102 S. Ct. 2355
- 72 L. Ed. 2d 728
- 1982 U.S. LEXIS 20
- 50 U.S.L.W. 4634
How courts have described this case
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- noting that the court of appeals may raise procedural default sua sponte
- so long as federal regulation requiring that EA be available to AFDC recipients is complied with, state may fix eligibility standards for EA in any way it chooses
- “[T]he interpretation of [the] agency charged with the administration of [this] statute is entitled to substantial deference.”
- the appellee could raise a statutory argument on appeal that had been rejected by the lower court despite not having filed a cross-appeal because his relief under the judgment granting an injunction would not be modified
- state may not exclude AFDC recipients from Emergency Assistance Program
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Judges: Marshall
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