Supreme Court· 5/19/1986
Bowen v. Owens
Citations
- 476 U.S. 340
- 106 S. Ct. 1881
- 90 L. Ed. 2d 316
- 1986 U.S. LEXIS 159
- 54 U.S.L.W. 4499
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- applying rational basis test to classification based on marital status in Social Security Act
- ignoring dissent’s argument that the considered purposes were not the actual ones
- The Social Security program is a “massive one, and requires Congress to make many distinctions among classes of beneficiaries while making allocations from a finite fund.”
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- Disabled American Veterans v. United States Department of Veterans AffairsSecond Circuit· 1992-04-13· cited 61×
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- Women Involved in Farm Economics v. United States Department of AgricultureD.C. Circuit· 1989-06-02· cited 47×
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Cites
9 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc.Supreme Court· 1955-05-09· cited 2,938×
- Flemming v. NestorSupreme Court· 1960-06-20· cited 1,508×
- United States Railroad Retirement Board v. FritzSupreme Court· 1981-02-23· cited 1,058×
- Schweiker v. WilsonSupreme Court· 1981-03-04· cited 721×
- Jefferson v. HackneySupreme Court· 1972-10-10· cited 581×
- Helvering v. DavisSupreme Court· 1937-06-01· cited 473×
- Mathews v. De CastroSupreme Court· 1976-12-13· cited 372×
- Califano v. JobstSupreme Court· 1977-11-08· cited 366×
- Califano v. BolesSupreme Court· 1979-06-27· cited 87×
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