· 5/30/1972
Waters v. Pennsylvania
Citations
- 406 U.S. 961
- 92 S. Ct. 2073
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- implying a private right of action against state officials to redress violations of the Food Stamp Act
- federal agency financially liable for restored benefits to recipients injured by state’s error in delivery of food stamp cards
- denial of class certification because precedential value of court’s decision would render a judgment in favor of the class unnecessary and because of disparate factual circumstances of class members was not an abuse of discretion
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