Lepage v. Yeutter’s Empirical Analysis
917 F.2d 741 · 1990
Citation profile
5 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 7 U.S.C. § 2011 (Charitable Assistance and Food Bank Act of 1987) · 7 U.S.C. § 2012 · 7 U.S.C. § 2013 · 7 U.S.C. § 2015
Relies on Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · Blum v. Stenson · Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications Commission · Hendrick v. Avent · Wilson v. Lyng
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“benefits to those who are unable to provide for themselves and less to those ... who have made themselves 'needy,' " 1982 Senate Report at 38, reprinted in 1982 U.S.Code Cong. & Admin.News 1641 at 1677 (emphasis in original), appears to be the purpose of the voluntary quit rule, but it does not shed light on an intended definition of the term "head of household.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“While the purpose of the Act itself is to 'alleviate ... hunger and malnutrition [and to] ... permit low-income households to obtain a more nutritious diet through normal channels of trade,' Congress has recognized that the voluntary quit provision involves a refinement or narrowing of the originally stated goals of the statute.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“1982 Senate Report at 38, reprinted in 1982 U.S.Code Cong. & Admin.News 1641 at 1677 (emphasis in original), appears to be the purpose of the voluntary quit rule, but it does not shed light on an intended definition of the term”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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