U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE v. MURRY

No. 72-848.

413 U.S. 508 (1973)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ET AL. v. MURRY ET AL.

Supreme Court of the United States.

Decided June 25, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith A. Jones argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General Griswold, Assistant Attorney General Wood, Walter H. Fleischer, and William Kanter.

Ronald F. Pollack argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief was Roger A. Schwartz.


MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court.

The Food Stamp Act of 1964, 7 U. S. C. § 2011 et seq., as amended in 1971, 84 Stat. 2048, has been applied to these appellees so as to lead the three-judge District Court to hold one provision of it unconstitutional. 348 F.Supp. 242. We noted probable jurisdiction. 410 U.S. 924.

Appellee Murry has two sons and ten grandchildren in her household. Her monthly...

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