Legal Opinion
Bennett v. Arkansas
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 29, 1988No. 86-6124PublishedCited by 120 opinions
1Per curiam
This case involves an attempt by the State of Arkansas to attach certain federal benefits paid to individuals who are incarcerated in Arkansas prisons. In 1981, Arkansas adopted the State Prison Inmate Care and Custody Reimbursement Act, Ark. Stat. Ann. § 46-1701 et seq. (Supp. 1985), a statute that authorizes the State to seize a prisoner’s property or “estate” in order to help defray the cost of maintaining its prison system. The Act specifically defines “estate” to include a prisoner’s federal Social Security benefits, as well as other types of pension or retirement benefits. §46-1702(d).…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Philpott v. Essex County Welfare BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Rose v. RoseSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Rose v. Arkansas State PoliceSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, State of Florida, Plaintiff v. Rachel G. Davis, as Guardian of the Estate of Arthur Grady GlasscockCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Bennett v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1986
3Cited by120 opinions
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- Higgins v. BeyerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
- Gean v. HattawayCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2003
- Higgins v. BeyerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
- Newman v. Checkrite California, Inc.District Court, E.D. California · 1995
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