Legal Opinion
Graham v. Bowen
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided October 29, 1986No. Civ. A. H-84-3451PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
HUGHES, District Judge.
This suit challenges the constitutionality of a section of the Social Security program that denies retirement benefits to imprisoned felons. The plaintiffs attack the section on the grounds that it denies them equal protection of the laws and that it is an ex post facto law. The challenge is denied.
1. The Statute.
[N]o monthly benefits shall be paid ... to any individual ... confined in a ... penal institution ... [for] a felony____
42 U.S.C. § 402(x)(l). The statute was modified in 1980 to suspend disability benefits to prisoners. 42 U.S.C. § 423(f)(1) (1980)…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- M'culloch v. State of MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
- United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Weaver v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Flemming v. NestorSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- F. S. Royster Guano Co. v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
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3Cited by4 opinions
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