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Elaine Clark began receiving Social Security Disability Insurance in 1996 when she was diagnosed with end-stage renal disease. In January of that year, retroactive to January 2005, the Social Security Administration unlawfully stopped paying her benefits based on an outstanding warrant.. READ MORE
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SSA Instructions to ALJs on Clark v Astrue
(5/9/2011) The instructions are similar to those contained in EM-11032 issued last month which instructed SSA field offices that pursuant to the decision in Clark, benefits would no longer be suspended or denied solely on the basis of a warrant … Continue reading
Clark v Astrue: Court Restores Benefits for Thousands
(U.S. District Court/Southern District of New York) — As many as 140,000 Americans nationwide will get their Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits restored as a result of an order issued by Judge Sidney H. Stein in a … Continue reading
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Case Analyses DRAFT
Court Decisions from 2011 Table of Contents M.D.Ala: Eviction Notice Not Specifying Factual Basis Could Violate Due Process 6th Cir Grants Rehearing En Banc Re Constitutional Amendment Banning Race Preferences D.Ariz: Standing to Challenge Policy Re Arresting Migrants 4th Cir: … Continue reading
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American Council of the Blind v. Astrue
American Council of the Blind v. Astrue, Case No. 05-04696 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 3, 2008). This national class action challenged the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) policy of refusing to provide more than a standard print notice to most blind and visually … Continue reading
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Supreme Court Agrees that State Agency Can Bring Suit in Federal Court
Amicus Brief – Supreme Court Agrees that State Agency Can Bring Suit in Federal CourtIn a victory for the supremacy of federal law under Ex Parte Young, the Supreme Court ruled April 19, 2011 that the Virginia Office for Protection … Continue reading
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Protecting the Rights of Low-Income Older Adults
The National Senior Citizens law Center is the only national non-profit whose principal mission is to protect the rights of low-income older adults. Through advocacy, litigation, and the education and counseling of local advocates, we make the law work to … Continue reading
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