Legal Opinion
Sullivan v. Finkelstein
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 18, 1990No. 89-504PublishedCited by 680 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
We granted certiorari to decide whether the Secretary of Health and Human Services may immediately appeal a district court order effectively declaring invalid regulations that limit the kinds of inquiries that must be made to determine whether a person is entitled to disability insurance benefits and remanding a claim for benefits to the Secretary for consideration without those restrictions. We hold that the Secretary may appeal such an order as a “final decision” under 28 U. S. C. § 1291.1
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Respondent Finkelstein is the widow of a wage earner who died in 1980 while fully insured under Title…
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