Legal Opinion

Sullivan v. Zebley

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided February 20, 1990No. 88-1377PublishedCited by 2,516 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Blackmun

This case concerns a facial challenge to the method used by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to determine whether a child is “disabled” and therefore eligible for benefits under the Supplemental Security Income Program, Title XVI of the Social Security Act, as added, 86 Stat. 1465, and amended, 42 U. S. C. § 1381 et seq. (1982 ed. and Supp. V).

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In 1972, Congress enacted the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Program to assist “individuals who have attained age 65 or are blind or disabled” by setting a guaranteed minimum income level for such persons. 42 U. S. C. § 1381 (1982…

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