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· 1/11/1977

Knebel v. Hein

Citations

  • 429 U.S. 288
  • 97 S. Ct. 549
  • 50 L. Ed. 2d 485
  • 1977 U.S. LEXIS 30

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • recognizing that third-party payments give a household greater food-purchasing power than another household which receives no vendor payments but incurs similar expenses
  • upholding the Secretary’s inclusion in income of a transportation allowance under the 1964 Food Stamp Act
  • “the availability of alternatives does not render the Secretary’s choice invalid”
  • upholding 42 C.F.R. § 405.427

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Judges: Stevens

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