Wiesenfeld v. Secretary of Health and Human Services

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Wiesenfeld_v._Secretary_of_Health_and_Human_Services
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:arguedDate 1974-10-16
gptkbp:citation 420 U.S. 636
gptkbp:counselForPetitioner gptkb:Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date 1975-03-19
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:docketNumber 73-1892
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Stephen_Wiesenfeld_v._Secretary_of_Health,_Education,_and_Welfare
gptkbp:heldBy Social Security Act provision denying widowers benefits available to widows is unconstitutional
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wiesenfeld v. Secretary of Health and Human Services
gptkbp:legalIssue gender discrimination
equal protection
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy gptkb:Justice_William_J._Brennan,_Jr.
gptkbp:petitioner gptkb:Stephen_Wiesenfeld
gptkbp:predecessor gender equality in Social Security benefits
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Social_Security_Act
gptkb:Equal_Protection_Clause
gptkbp:response gptkb:Secretary_of_Health_and_Human_Services
gptkbp:unanimousDecision true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Stephen_Wiesenfeld
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6