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.

Open authoritative source

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.