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U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE v. MORENO

No. 72-534.

413 U.S. 528 (1973)

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

Supreme Court of the United States.

Decided June 25, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Raymond Randolph, Jr., 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 BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case requires us to consider the constitutionality of § 3 (e) of the Food Stamp Act of 1964, 7 U. S. C. § 2012 (e), as amended in 1971, 84 Stat. 2048, which, with certain exceptions, excludes from participation in the food stamp program any household containing an individual who is unrelated to any other member of the household. In practical effect, § 3 (e) creates two classes of persons for...

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