John Kelly
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John Kelly was the welfare recipient whose challenge to benefit termination procedures led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court due process case Goldberg v. Kelly.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Kelly canonical | 3 |
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
person
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welfare recipient ⓘ |
| assertedRight | procedural due process under the Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ |
| associatedWithLegalDoctrine |
due process
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pre-termination hearing requirement for welfare benefits ⓘ procedural due process ⓘ |
| caseDecidedBy | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| caseDecisionYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| connectedToConcept |
entitlement theory of government benefits
ⓘ
property interest in public assistance benefits ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| hasLegalSignificance |
his case established that welfare benefits are a form of statutory entitlement protected by due process
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his case led to requirement of evidentiary hearing before termination of certain public benefits ⓘ |
| influenced | procedures for termination of welfare benefits across the United States ⓘ |
| involvedIn | challenge to benefit termination procedures in New York City ⓘ |
| legalAction | challenged termination of public assistance benefits without prior hearing ⓘ |
| legalRightClaimed | notice and opportunity for a hearing before termination of benefits ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the named welfare recipient in Goldberg v. Kelly ⓘ |
| opposedBy | George K. W. Goldberg (Commissioner of Social Services of New York City) ⓘ |
| partyTo | Goldberg v. Kelly ⓘ |
| received |
public assistance benefits
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welfare benefits ⓘ |
| relatedAreaOfLaw |
administrative law
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constitutional law ⓘ social welfare law ⓘ |
| roleInCourtCase | plaintiff in Goldberg v. Kelly ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Goldberg v. Kelly
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surface form:
Goldberg v. Kelly (1970) U.S. Supreme Court decision
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| timePeriodOfCase | late 1960s ⓘ |
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