In 1972, Congress established Supplemental Security Income (SSI), a program that provides monthly cash payments to those that are older than sixty-five, blind, or disabled. See 42 U.S.C. §§ 1382(a), 1382(c). Unlike Social Security benefits...
Fifth Amendment
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Issue
The substantive issue is whether Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act violates the right to equal protection of same-sex couples who are legally married under state law. The...
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On March 14, 2014, a patient at Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center accused hospital orderly Terence Tekoh (“Tekoh”) of sexual assault. Brief for Petitioner, Carlos Vega at 5. Deputy Carlos Vega (“Vega”) responded to investigate. Tekoh v. Cnty. of...
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A grand jury indicted Respondent Robert Keith Woodall for the murder, kidnapping, and rape of a sixteen-year-old female victim, and Woodall pled guilty in Kentucky state court to all of the charges and aggravating circumstances. See Woodall v. Com...
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In November 2004, the government indicted F. Scott Yeager, Joseph Hirko, and Rex Shelby (“defendants”) on numerous counts of conspiracy to commit securities and wire fraud, securities fraud, wire fraud, insider trading, and money laundering. See United...