Prather v. Shalala’s Empirical Analysis
1993
Citation profile
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 402 (§ 202 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 424A (§ 224 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on City of Cleburne Texas v. Cleburne Living Center · Flemming v. Nestor · Smith v. Sullivan · Davis v. Bowen
Most-quoted passages
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“Congress's decision to exclude non-covered wages from the average current earnings calculation ... is rationally related to the goal of preserving scarce resources where the individual receives benefits from other sources.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Tremblay v. Sullivan
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