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|facts=Eldridge received [[Social Security]] disability benefits. | |facts=Eldridge received [[Social Security]] disability benefits. | ||
|procedural_history=Eldridge files a federal lawsuit because his disability benefits were terminated without a hearing (due process). | |procedural_history=Eldridge (plaintiff) files a federal lawsuit because his disability benefits were terminated without a hearing (due process). | ||
F. David Mathews (defendant) was the 11th US Secretary of Health and Human Services (1975 - 1977). | |||
|rule=The [https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution-conan/amendment-5/mathews-test Mathews test] involves | |rule=The [https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution-conan/amendment-5/mathews-test Mathews test] involves | ||
#the private interest affected by the official action; | #the private interest affected by the official action; | ||
Revision as of 15:47, December 18, 2022
| Mathews v. Eldridge | |
| Court | Supreme Court of the United States |
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| Citation | |
| Date decided | February 24, 1976 |
Facts
Eldridge received Social Security disability benefits.
Procedural History
Eldridge (plaintiff) files a federal lawsuit because his disability benefits were terminated without a hearing (due process).
F. David Mathews (defendant) was the 11th US Secretary of Health and Human Services (1975 - 1977).Rule
The Mathews test involves
- the private interest affected by the official action;
- the risk of erroneous deprivation
- the government’s interest.
