Califano v. Aznavorian

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1978-12-11

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Mr. Justice Marshall and Mr. Justice Brennan, concurring in the result. We concur in the Court’s conclusion that § 1611 (f) of the Social Security Act is constitutional. We do not, however, understand the Court to imply that welfare legislation not involving a fundamental interest or suspect classification is subject to a lesser standard of review than the traditional rational basis test. To sustain classif…

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