Califano v. Torres

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1978-02-27

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Per Curiam. Certain benefits under the Social Security Act, as amended in 1972, are payable only to residents of the United States, defined as the 50 States and the District of Columbia. The District Court for the District of Puerto Rico held in these *2 cases that this geographic limitation is unconsti…

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