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· 12/13/1976

Mathews v. De Castro

Citations

  • 429 U.S. 181
  • 97 S. Ct. 431
  • 50 L. Ed. 2d 389
  • 1976 U.S. LEXIS 182

How courts have described this case

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

  • explaining that the Due Pro cess Clause of the Fifth Amendment “encompasses equal protection principles”
  • explaining that ordinary legislative distinctions are “entitled to a strong presumption of constitutionality” and will survive rational basis review as long as they are not “arbitrary”
  • explaining that the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment \encompasses equal protection principles\
  • “It is well settled that the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause encompasses equal protection principles.” (citing Weinberger v. Salfi, 422 U.S. 749, 768-770 (1975))
  • “It is well settled that the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause encompasses equal protection principles.”
  • The Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause encompasses equal protection principles

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Judges: Stewart, Marshall

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