Legal Opinion
Bowen v. Galbreath
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 24, 1988No. 86-1146PublishedCited by 113 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brennan
The question before us is whether, under Title XVI of the Social Security Act, a district court has the authority to order the Secretary of Health and Human Services to withhold a portion of past-due supplemental security income benefits for the payment of attorney’s fees.
After the Secretary of Health and Human Services denied Mary Alice Galbreath’s application for supplemental security income (SSI) benefits under Title XVI of the Social Security Act, she appealed to a Federal District Court. The District Court reversed the denial, and the Secretary accordingly paid Galbreath her full $7,954…
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