Anderson v. Richardson’s Empirical Analysis
454 F.2d 596 · 1972
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 401 (§ 201 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 405 (§ 205 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on Goldberg v. Kelly · Ex parte Poresky · Samuel Bailey v. Joe T. Patterson · Idlewild Bon Voyage Liquor Corp. v. Epstein · Levering & Garrigues Co. v. Morrin
Most-quoted passages
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““Thus, the crucial factor in this context ... is that termination of aid pending resolution of a controversy over eligibility may deprive an eligible recipient of the very means by which to live while he waits. Since he lacks independent resources, his situation becomes immediately desperate. His need to concentrate upon finding the means for daily subsistence, in turn, adversely affects his ability to seek redress from the welfare bureaucracy.” 397 U.S. at 264 . (Footnotes omitted).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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