Mathews, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare v. Weber
Decided January 14, 1976. Warren Earl Burger delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 74-850 · 423 U.S. 261 (1976) · Cited 8,787 times
Holding
In the context of this case, the preliminary-review function assigned to the Magistrate was one of the "additional duties" that the Act contemplates magistrates are to perform.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 8–0.
Majority · 8
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Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- La Buy v. Howes Leather Co. · 352 U.S. 249 (1957)
- Wingo v. Wedding · 418 U.S. 461 (1974)
- Palmore v. United States · 411 U.S. 389 (1973)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Gomez v. United States · 490 U.S. 858 (1989)
- United States v. Raddatz · 447 U.S. 667 (1980)
- Thomas v. Arn · 474 U.S. 140 (1985)
- Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co. · 458 U.S. 50 (1982)
- Peretz v. United States · 501 U.S. 923 (1991)
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