430 F. Supp. 1281 - Buffington v. Beal’s Empirical Analysis
1977
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1343 · 28 U.S.C. § 2201 · 42 U.S.C. § 1381 (§ 1601 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Shapiro v. Thompson · Reed v. Reed · United States Department of Agriculture v. Moreno · Air Pollution Variance Bd. of Colo. v. Western Alfalfa Corp. · Morales v. Minter
Most-quoted passages
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“the saving of welfare costs cannot justify an otherwise invidious discrimination.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Medora v. Colautti
How this case has been treated — in progress
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