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|facts=Eldridge received [[Social Security]] disability benefits.
|facts=Eldridge received [[Social Security]] disability benefits.
|procedural_history=Eldridge files a federal lawsuit because his disability benefits were terminated without a hearing (due process).
|rule=The [https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution-conan/amendment-5/mathews-test Mathews test] involves
|rule=The [https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution-conan/amendment-5/mathews-test Mathews test] involves
#the private interest affected by the official action;
#the private interest affected by the official action;

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Mathews v. Eldridge
Court Supreme Court of the United States
Citation
Date decided February 24, 1976

Facts

Eldridge received Social Security disability benefits.

Procedural History

Eldridge files a federal lawsuit because his disability benefits were terminated without a hearing (due process).

Rule

The Mathews test involves

  1. the private interest affected by the official action;
  2. the risk of erroneous deprivation
  3. the government’s interest.
This test is used when the US government deprives a person of (1) life, (2) liberty, or (3) property interest. It is the test of procedural due process.

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