In 1968, eight individuals denied due process in New York launched a class action lawsuit that led to a Supreme Court decision in Goldberg v. Kelly. This landmark case found that all welfare recipients have a right to an evidentiary hearing—a process that includes timely and adequate notice, disclosure of opposing evidence, an impartial decision-maker, cross-examination of witnesses, and the right to retain legal representation—before their benefits can be terminated.
Supreme court case that determines that all have a righbt to an evidentiary trial before benefits are terminated.
