Legal Opinion
Wiesenfeld v. Secretary of Health, Education & Welfare
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided December 11, 1973No. Civ. A. 268-73PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Before HUNTER, Circuit Judge, and WHIPPLE and FISHER, District Judges. CLARKSON S. FISHER, District Judge.
In this action plaintiff alleges that a federal statute, 42 U.S.C. Section 402(g), 1 denies him equal protection because only widows and not widowers may collect social security benefits under this section. Plaintiff seeks declaratory and injunctive relief. This three-judge court has been convened pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sections 2282 and 2284 to decide whether Section 402(g) creates sexual discrimination in violation of the equal protection .component of the Due Process Clause of…
2Cases cited57 opinions
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- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Weinberger v. WiesenfeldSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Califano v. WestcottSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Finnerty v. CowenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Pendrell v. Chatham CollegeDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1974
- Tennessee Department of Human Services v. VaughnTennessee Supreme Court · 1980
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