Strikers Declared Ineligible for Food Stamp Benefits: Lyng v. International Union
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Wolfe, M. Jennifer
Issue Date
1989
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22
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Journal Article
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INTRODUCTION|Congress enacted the Food Stamp Act of 1964 (the "Food Stamp Act") in order to allow all low-income American households a chance for more nutritious diets. Less than twenty years later, as part of a larger budget cutting plan, Congress amended the food stamp law to exclude strikers and their households from obtaining benefits under the Food Stamp Act, this amendment is hereinafter referred to as the "Striker Amendment." In Lyng v. International Unton, the United States Supreme Court, was confronted with the issue of whether the Striker Amendment violated the associational and expressive rights of the strikers under the first amendment and whether the striker provision violated the fifth amendment's guarantee of equal protection...
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22 Creighton L. Rev. 249 (1988-1989)
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Creighton University School of Law