Legal Opinion
Lockhart v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 7, 2005No. 04-881Published
1Opinion of the Court 1
546 U.S. ___ (2005)
JAMES LOCKHART, Petitioner
v.
UNITED STATES, ET AL.
No. 04-881.
Supreme Court of United States.
Argued November 2, 2005.
Decided December 7, 2005.
ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT.
2Opinion of the Court · O'ConnorO'Connor, J.
SCALIA, J., filed a concurring opinion.
O'CONNOR, delivered the opinion of the Court.
We consider whether the United States may offset Social Security benefits to collect a student loan debt that has been outstanding for over 10 years.
I
A
Petitioner James Lockhart failed to repay federally reinsured student loans that he had incurred between 1984 and 1989…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
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- Fletcher v. PeckSupreme Court of the United States · 1810
- United States v. Winstar Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation v. LTV Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Union Bank v. WolasSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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