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· 3/29/1988

Bennett v. Arkansas

Citations

  • 485 U.S. 395
  • 108 S. Ct. 1204
  • 99 L. Ed. 2d 455
  • 1988 U.S. LEXIS 1555

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that “the express language of § 407 and the clear intent of Congress that Social Security benefits not be attachable”
  • holding that “the express language of § 407 and the clear intent of Congress that Social Security benefits not be attachable” as reimbursement for state welfare assistance programs
  • Social Security Act’s anti-alienation provision bars State’s attachment of Social Security benefits to pay costs of inmates’ incarceration

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Judges: Per Curiam

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