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STRICKLAND v. COM'R DEPT. HUMAN SERVICES

No. 94-1783.

48 F.3d 12 (1994)

Nancy STRICKLAND, et al., Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. COMMISSIONER, MAINE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant, Appellee, v. SECRETARY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Third-Party Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided February 16, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennifer H. Zacks, Attorney, Civ. Div., Dept. of Justice, with whom Frank W. Hunger, Asst. Atty. Gen., Mark B. Stern, Attorney, Civ. Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, and Jay P. McCloskey, U.S. Atty., Portland, ME, were on brief, for appellant.

Rufus E. Brown, Portland, ME, with whom Jack Comart, Pat Ende, and Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Augusta, ME, were on brief, for appellees.

Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge, and STAHL, Circuit Judge.

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

This suit questions the validity of a regulation promulgated by the Secretary of Agriculture in connection with his management of the Food Stamp Act, 7 U.S.C. §§ 2011-2025 (1988) (the Act). Answering the question requires us to explore the frontiers of Chevron deference. See Chevron, U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., 467 U.S. 837, 104 S.Ct. 2778, 81 L.Ed.2d 694 (1984...

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