Legal Opinion
Vance v. Bradley
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 22, 1979No. 77-1254PublishedCited by 1,405 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
The issue presented is whether Congress violates the equal protection component of the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause1 by requiring retirement at age 60 of federal employees *95covered by the Foreign Service retirement and disability system but not those covered by the Civil Service retirement and disability system. A three-judge District Court was convened to hear this challenge to the constitutionality of a federal statute by appellees, a group of former and present participants in the Foreign Service retirement system. Treating the case as submitted on cross motions for summary…
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