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BLOCK v. NEAL

No. 81-1494.

460 U.S. 289 (1983)

BLOCK, SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE, ET AL. v. NEAL

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 7, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carter G. Phillips argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General Lee, Assistant Attorney General McGrath, Deputy Solicitor General Geller, Anthony J. Steinmeyer, and Margaret E. Clark.

Lenny L. Croce argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Neil G. McBride and Dean Hill Rivkin.*

Jan Perkins filed a brief for Oregon Legal Services Corp. as amicus curiae.

JUSTICE MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court.

The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized by Title V of the Housing Act of 1949, 63 Stat. 432, as amended, 42 U. S. C. § 1471 et seq. (1976 ed., and Supp. V), to extend financial and technical assistance through the Farmers Home Administation (FmHA) to low-income rural residents who seek to obtain housing. Respondent Onilea Neal, the recipient of an FmHA loan for the construction of a prefabricated...

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