COM. OF MASS., DPW v. SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas H. Wilkins, Asst. Atty. Gen., with whom Scott Harshbarger, Atty. Gen., Boston, MA, was on brief, for appellant.

Arvid E. Roach, II, with whom Virginia G. Watkin, Thomas H. Odom, and Covington & Burling, Washington, DC, were on brief, for States of Ala., Cal., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ky., La., Neb., Ohio, Okl., West Va. and Wis., amici curiae.

Deborah Ruth Kant, Atty., Civ. Div., U.S. Dept. of Justice, with whom Stuart M. Gerson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Washington, DC, A. John Pappalardo, U.S. Atty., Boston, MA, and Barbara C. Biddle, Atty., Civ. Div., Washington, DC, were on brief, for appellees.

Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, HIGGINBOTHAM, Senior Circuit Judge, and CYR, Circuit Judge.