Department of Agriculture v. Moreno
| Department of Agriculture v. Moreno | |
|---|---|
| Argued April 23, 1973 Decided June 25, 1973 | |
| Full case name | United States Department of Agriculture, et al. v. Moreno, et al. |
| Citations | 413 U.S. 528 (more) 93 S. Ct. 2821; 37 L. Ed. 2d 782; 1973 U.S. LEXIS 33 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | 345 F. Supp. 310 (D.D.C. 1972). |
| Holding | |
| The "unrelated person" provision was irrelevant to the stated purpose of the Food Stamp Act and violated the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Brennan, joined by Douglas, Stewart, White, Marshall, Blackmun, Powell |
| Concurrence | Douglas |
| Dissent | Rehnquist, joined by Burger |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. V; Food Stamp Act (7 USCS 2012(e)) | |
English Wikisource has original text related to this article:
Department of Agriculture v. Moreno, 413 U.S. 528 (1973), was a United States Supreme Court case that declared a provision of the Food Stamp Act denying food stamps to households of "unrelated persons" to be a violation of the U.S. Constitution. The Court held that provision to be irrelevant to the stated purpose of the statute and in violation of the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment.