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Califano v. Torres, 435 U.S. 1 (1978)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Califano v. Torres, 435 U.S. 1 (1978)
Califano v. Torres No. 77-88 Decided February 27, 1978 * 435 U.S. 1
ON APPEAL. FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO
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The provisions of the Social Security Act making benefits for aged, blind, and disabled persons under the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program payable only to residents of the United States, defined as the 50 States and the District of Columbia, are not unconstitutional as applied to persons who upon moving to Puerto Rico lost the benefits to which they were entitled while residing in the United States. The constitutional right to travel does not embrace any such doctrine as would require payment of SSI benefits under such circumstances.
No. 77-88, 426 F.Supp. 1106, and No. 77-126, reversed.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Califano v. Torres, 435 U.S. 1 (1978) in 435 U.S. 1 Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=WHREL5XK14SMDWX.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Califano v. Torres, 435 U.S. 1 (1978), in 435 U.S. 1, Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=WHREL5XK14SMDWX.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Califano v. Torres, 435 U.S. 1 (1978). cited in 1978, 435 U.S. 1. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=WHREL5XK14SMDWX.
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