Social Security & SSI

  • Lockhart v. United States

    Supreme Court Holds That Government May Seize Social Security Benefits to Collect Student Loan Debt

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    December 07, 2005

  • Fowlkes v. Adamec

    For Supplemental Security Income Benefits to Be Suspended Under “Fleeing Felon” Statute, Felon Must Flee with Intent to Avoid Prosecution, Second Circuit Says

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    December 06, 2005

  • American Council of the Blind v. Barnhart

    Visually Impaired Beneficiaries Charge That Social Security Administration's Use of Standard Print Documents and Notices Violates Their Due Process Rights and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

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    November 16, 2005

  • L. v. Connecticut Department of Children and Families

    Mentally Retarded Youth Argues Before Second Circuit That State Child Care Agency Violated Due Process by Failing to Give Him a Hearing on Use of His Income for Unsafe Housing

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    November 14, 2005

  • Mayers v. New York Community Bancorp Incorporated

    Court Allows Constitutional Challenge to Proceed Against Freezing Bank Accounts Containing Exempt Federal Benefits

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    August 31, 2005

  • Khrapunskiy v. Doar

    New York State May Not Deny, Based on Immigration Status, Assistance to Indigent and Lawfully Residing Elderly, Blind, or Disabled Persons

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    August 11, 2005

  • Ligas v. Maram

    Individuals with Developmental Disabilities Sue Illinois Officials for Failing to Provide Community-Based Services

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    July 28, 2005

  • Cubas v. Pataki

    New York State’s Refusal to Renew Drivers’ Licenses Deprives Immigrants of Property Right, Constitutes Irreparable Harm

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    May 10, 2005

  • Benecke v. Barnhart

    Claimant Entitled to Immediate Disability Benefits Where ALJ Improperly Discredited Pain Testimony and the Treating Physicians Opinion.

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    August 09, 2004

  • Warner v. Commissioner of Social Security

    Substantial Evidence Supports Conclusion That Claimant Was Not Disabled Because He Retained Residual Functional Capacity to Perform Past Relevant Work

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    July 08, 2004

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