Goldberg v. Kelly
397 U.S. 254 · U.S. Supreme Court
Holding and boundaries
Due process requires a pretermination evidentiary hearing before terminating certain public-assistance benefits.
Scope and limitations: Procedure varies with the interest, statutory design and later Mathews balancing.
2 issue placements
Food Security, Nutrition & Public-Benefit Access
Goldberg v. Kelly supports or supplies a protective rule relevant to Food Security, Nutrition & Public-Benefit Access. Fit tier: Strong analogue. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.
Scope and limitations: Procedure varies with the interest, statutory design and later Mathews balancing.
Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required
Income & Wealth Security
Goldberg v. Kelly supports or supplies a protective rule relevant to Income & Wealth Security. Fit tier: Direct. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.
Scope and limitations: Procedure varies with the interest, statutory design and later Mathews balancing.
Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required
Publication and provenance
The authority is published once; issue-specific orientation and fit remain separate placements. Analogue, contextual, and historical-adverse fits are not represented as controlling.
Published under research-publication-clearance-2026-07-21. deterministic validation and objective verification are not claimed.