Ruby Oliver v. James G. Ledbetter’s Empirical Analysis
821 F.2d 1507 · 1987
Citation profile
14 federal appellate · 1 district · 6 state decisions
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) · 42 U.S.C. § 408 (§ 208 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 601 (§ 401 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 602 (§ 402 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 606 (§ 406 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · Goldberg v. Kelly · Blum v. Stenson · Dandridge v. Williams · Weinberger v. Salfi
Most-quoted passages
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“[g]overnment decisions to spend money [Social Security funds] to improve the general public welfare in one way and not in another are 'not confided to the courts. The discretion belongs to Congress, unless the choice is clearly wrong, a display of arbitrary power, not an exercise of judgment.' " 28 Oliver, 821 F.2d at 1515 (quoting Bowen v. Owens, 476 U.S. 340 , 345, 106 S.Ct. 1881, 1885, 90 L.Ed.2d 316 (1986) citations omitted); see Bowen, 476 U.S. at 345, 106 S.Ct. at 1885 (The Social Security program is a "massive one, and requires Congress to make many distinctions among classes of beneficiaries while making allocations from a finite fund.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“In enacting legislation of this kind a government does not deny equal protection “merely because the classifications made by its laws are imperfect. If the classification has some ‘reasonable basis,’ it does not offend the Constitution simply because the classification ‘is not made with mathematical nicety or because in practice it results in some inequality.’ ””
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“45 C.F.R. § 206.10 (a)(l)(vii) provides: (a) State plan requirements. A State plan under title . . . IV-A [Aid To Families With Dependent Children]... shall provide that: (1) .... (vii) For AFDC only, in order for the family to be eligible, an application with respect to a dependent child must also include, if living in the same household and otherwise eligible for assistance: (A) Any natural or adoptive parent, or stepparent (in the case of States with laws of general applicability); and (B) Any blood-related or adoptive brother or sister;....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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