| Mathews V. Eldridge |
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LEGAL PRINCIPLES In determining the amount of process due, the court should weigh three factors: # The interests of the individual in retaining their property, and the injury threatened by the official action #The costs and administrative burden of the additional process, and the interests of the government in efficient adjudication #The risk of error through the procedures used and probable value, if any, of additional or substitute procedural safeguards; Social security benefits are a statutorily created property right implicating Due Process . Termination of social security benefits does not require a pre-termination hearing. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL POSTURE The SSA terminated Eldridge's social security benefits through its normal procedures. However, Eldridge was not provided with a hearing before the termination of his benefits in which he could argue for a continuation of the benefits. He sued, even though he had not exhausted his post-termination administrative remedies. The district court held that the termination was unconstitutional, and the court of appeals affirmed. The Supreme Court reversed, holding that no pre-termination hearing was required. |
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