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KNEBEL v. HEIN

No. 75-1261.

429 U.S. 288 (1977)

KNEBEL, SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE v. HEIN.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 11, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen L. Urbanczyk argued the cause pro hac vice for appellant in No. 75-1261. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General Bork, Assistant Attorney General Lee, Deputy Solicitor General Jones, and William Kanter. Lorna Lawhead Williams, Special Assistant Attorney General of Iowa, argued the cause for appellants in No. 75-1355. With her on the briefs was Richard C. Turner, Attorney General.

Robert Bartels, by appointment of the Court, 426 U.S. 945, argued the cause and filed a brief for appellees in both cases.†

MR. JUSTICE STEVENS delivered the opinion of the Court.

Under the program administered by the Secretary of Agriculture and cooperating state agencies pursuant to the Food Stamp Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 703, 7 U. S. C. § 2011 et seq. (1970 ed. and Supp. V), certain low-income households are entitled to purchase food coupons at a discount. The price an eligible household must pay for food stamps is determined, in part, by its "income" as defined in the applicable...

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