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· 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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