Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Poverty law, statutory welfare benefits,” part of the Civil Rights area.
Aid to Families with Dependent Children (Social Security Act)19
Social Security Act11
Medicaid (Social Security Act)6
Estoppel2
Article VI, Section 2 (supremacy clause)2
26 U.S.C. § 97011
42 U.S.C. § 14371
18 U.S.C. § 6661
- Biestek v. Berryhill
139 S. Ct. 1148Decided April 1, 20196–3Elena Kagan
- Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services v. Heidi Ahlborn
547 U.S. 268Decided May 1, 20069–0John Paul Stevens
- Jo Anne B. Barnhart v. Peabody Coal Company
537 U.S. 149Decided January 15, 20036–3David H. Souter
- Department of Housing and Urban Development v. Pearlie Rucker
535 U.S. 125Decided March 26, 20028–0William H. Rehnquist
- Jeffrey Allan Fischer v. United States
529 U.S. 667Decided May 15, 20007–2Anthony M. Kennedy
- Eloise Anderson v. Verna Edwards, Etc.
514 U.S. 143Decided March 22, 19959–0Clarence Thomas
- Henry G. Cisneros v. Alpine Ridge Group
508 U.S. 10Decided May 3, 19939–0Byron R. White
- Louis W. Sullivan v. Elizabeth Stroop
496 U.S. 478Decided June 14, 19905–4William H. Rehnquist
- Louis W. Sullivan v. Sandra Everhart
494 U.S. 83Decided February 21, 19905–4Antonin Scalia
- Sullivan v. Zebley
493 U.S. 521Decided February 20, 19907–2Harry A. Blackmun
- Sandra Gardebring v. Kathryn Jenkins
485 U.S. 415Decided April 19, 19885–3John Paul Stevens
- Bowen v. Yuckert
482 U.S. 137Decided June 8, 19876–3Lewis F. Powell Jr.
- Lukhard v. Reed
481 U.S. 368Decided April 22, 19875–4Antonin Scalia
- Atkins v. Rivera
477 U.S. 154Decided June 23, 19869–0Harry A. Blackmun
- Connecticut Department of Income Maintenance v. Heckler
471 U.S. 524Decided May 20, 19859–0John Paul Stevens
- Heckler v. Turner
470 U.S. 184Decided February 27, 19859–0Harry A. Blackmun
- Heckler v. Day
467 U.S. 104Decided May 22, 19845–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
- Heckler v. Community Health Services of Crawford County, Inc.
467 U.S. 51Decided May 21, 19849–0John Paul Stevens
- Heckler v. Ringer
466 U.S. 602Decided May 14, 19846–3William H. Rehnquist
- Heckler v. Campbell
461 U.S. 458Decided May 16, 19838–1Lewis F. Powell Jr.
- Blum v. BaconLaw held unconstitutional
457 U.S. 132Decided June 14, 19829–0Thurgood Marshall
- Herweg et Vir v. Ray
455 U.S. 265Decided February 23, 19828–1William H. Rehnquist
- Schweiker v. Gray Panthers
453 U.S. 34Decided June 25, 19816–3Lewis F. Powell Jr.
- Beltran v. Myers
451 U.S. 625Decided May 18, 19819–0Per curiam
- Schweiker v. Hansen
450 U.S. 785Decided April 6, 19817–2Per curiam
- Califano v. Yamasaki
442 U.S. 682Decided June 20, 19798–0Harry A. Blackmun
- Alexander v. United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
441 U.S. 39Decided April 17, 19799–0Thurgood Marshall
- Miller v. Youakim
440 U.S. 125Decided February 22, 19798–0Thurgood Marshall
- Quern v. Mandley
436 U.S. 725Decided June 6, 19788–0Potter Stewart
- Batterton v. Francis
432 U.S. 416Decided June 20, 19775–4Harry A. Blackmun
- Maher v. Doe
432 U.S. 526Decided June 20, 19779–0Per curiam
- Ohio Bureau of Employment Services v. Hodory
431 U.S. 471Decided May 31, 19778–0Harry A. Blackmun
- Youakim v. Miller
425 U.S. 231Decided March 31, 19768–0Per curiam
- Roe v. Norton
422 U.S. 391Decided June 24, 19759–0Per curiam
- Philbrook v. Glodgett
421 U.S. 707Decided June 9, 19759–0William H. Rehnquist
- Van Lare v. Hurley
421 U.S. 338Decided May 19, 19758–1William J. Brennan Jr.
- Lascaris v. Shirley
420 U.S. 730Decided March 19, 19756–3Per curiam
- Burns v. Alcala
420 U.S. 575Decided March 18, 19757–1Lewis F. Powell Jr.
- Shea v. Vialpando
416 U.S. 251Decided April 23, 19749–0Lewis F. Powell Jr.
- Hagans v. Lavine
415 U.S. 528Decided March 25, 19746–3Byron R. White
- New York State Department of Social Services v. Dublino
413 U.S. 405Decided June 21, 19737–2Lewis F. Powell Jr.
- Philpott v. Essex County Welfare BoardLaw held unconstitutional
409 U.S. 413Decided January 10, 19739–0William O. Douglas
- Carleson v. Remillard
406 U.S. 598Decided June 7, 19729–0William O. Douglas
- Richardson v. Wright
405 U.S. 208Decided February 24, 19726–3Per curiam
- Engelman v. Amos
404 U.S. 23Decided November 9, 19717–0Per curiam
- California Department of Human Resources Development v. Java
402 U.S. 121Decided April 26, 19719–0Warren E. Burger
- Lampton v. Bonin
397 U.S. 663Decided April 27, 19706–2Per curiam
- Lewis v. Martin
397 U.S. 552Decided April 20, 19706–2William O. Douglas
- Rosado v. Wyman
397 U.S. 397Decided April 6, 19706–2John M. Harlan II
- King v. Smith
392 U.S. 309Decided June 17, 19689–0Earl Warren
