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LYNG v. CASTILLO

No. 85-250.

477 U.S. 635 (1986)

LYNG, SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE v. CASTILLO ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 27, 1986

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey P. Minear argued the cause pro hac vice for appellant. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Fried, Assistant Attorney General Willard, and Deputy Solicitor General Geller.

Maria Norma Martinez argued the cause for appellees. With her on the brief was David Hall.*

JUSTICE STEVENS delivered the opinion of the Court.

Eligibility and benefit levels in the federal food stamp program are determined on a "household" rather than an individual basis. The statutory definition of the term "household," as amended in 1981 and 1982, generally treats parents, children, and siblings who live together as a single household, but does not treat more distant relatives, or groups of unrelated persons who live together, as a single household unless...

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