WEINBERGER V. SALFI
422 U.S. 749 (1975)
NATURE OF THE CASE: This was an appeal challenging the constitutional validity of a legislative presumption for Social Security benefit eligibility.
FACTS: A federal law denies Social Security benefits to dependents of deceased wage earners if the relationship between a dependent and the deceased was based on a marriage less than nine months old. The government contends that this regulation is necessary to combat the overwhelming amount of fraudulent Social Security claims based on sham marriages. The Appellee's husband suffered a heart attack and died only one month after their marriage. Subsequently, she applied to receive her husband's Social Security benefits for herself and for her child from a previous marriage; she was denied due to her short length of marriage to the deceased. The District Court granted the Appellee's summary judgment motion. The U.S. Supreme Court reversed.
ISSUE:
RULE OF LAW:
HOLDING AND
DECISION:
LEGAL ANALYSIS:
Get
free access to the entire content for Mac, PC or Online
for 2-3 days and free samples
of all kinds of products.
https://bsmsphd.com
No comments:
Post a Comment