Scott v. Bowen’s Empirical Analysis
845 F.2d 790 · 1988
Citation profile
1 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1291 · 42 U.S.C. § 402 (§ 202 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 416 (§ 216 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on American Paper Institute, Inc. v. American Electric Power Service Corp. · Connecticut Department of Income Maintenance v. Heckler · Rosenberg v. Richardson · Gorrie v. Bowen · Davis v. Califano
Most-quoted passages
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“The SSA construes Congressional policy to be: the agency should pay some spouse of the wage earner; but the legal spouse is always to be preferred, and only one spouse can be entitled to benefits at any given time. That interpretation is consistent with the statutory test and its legislative history.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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