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Heckler Vs Cornell Case Summary

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United States (Court, 1983)Supreme Court

HECKLER v. CAMPBELL, (1983)

No. 81-1983

Argued: February 28, 1983 Decided: May 16, 1983

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Carmen Campbell was a 51- year old woman who worked as a maid and a seamstress in a hotel. Ms. Campbell was born in Panama where she had been educated until the sixth grade. In 1964, she moved to the United States. While working she developed a bad back injury and also developed hypertension (High Blood Pressure) from moving a laundry truck. (Court, 1983) Ms. Campbell applied for disability benefits in 1979 due to the nature of of her illness/injury. While the process was being reviewed it was determined that she would be denied her ability to seek benefits by the state agency Health and Human Services (HHS) to which Margaret H. Heckler was the Secretary, to which she then requested a hearing by an ALJ. (Cornell Law, 1983) …show more content…

After reviewing the contents Appendix 2 of the Social Security Act he also determined that she was not entitled to her benefits. Ms. Campbell continued her fight into the District Court, which upheld the ruling. Ms. Campbell then continued her fight into the Second Circuit Court which then reversed the ruling. (Heckler vs. Campbell,

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