On This Date: March 23, 1970 #OnThisDate in 1970, Goldberg v. Kelly, 397 U.S. 254, was decided by the US Supreme Court, holding that the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment requires an evidentiary hearing before a recipient of certain government benefits (welfare) can be deprived of such benefits. The case was an appeal from Kelly v. Wyman, 294 F. Supp. 893, in which the US Court for the…

#OnThisDate in 1970, #SCOTUS held in #GoldbergVKelly, 397 U.S. 254, that the #DueProcess Clause of the #FourteenthAmendment requires an #EvidentiaryHearing before a recipient of #welfare benefits can be deprived of such benefits.

PUC denies motion to strike and denies summary‑judgment motion in Colorado Power Pathway siting dispute The commission denied Public Service's motion to strike portions of Albert County witness testimony and denied the county's motions for prehearing legal rulings and summary judgment, keeping the evidentiary hearing schedule intact.

The Colorado Public Utilities Commission has made a bold move by denying a request to strike crucial witness testimony, paving the way for an intense evidentiary hearing in the Colorado Power Pathway siting dispute.

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Appeals court hears challenge to denial of plea-withdrawal where prosecutor’s DNA statements are disputed In Commonwealth v. Andrews, defense counsel argued the motion judge improperly relied on two documents and ignored testimony and discovery showing ADA Pisano told defense counsel about DNA results on Feb. 29, 2000; the Commonwealth urged deference to credibility findings after an evidentiary hearing. The panel submitted the case for decision.

In a high-stakes appeal, defense argues that critical evidence was overlooked, challenging the integrity of a guilty plea in a contentious DNA case.

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On This Date: November 26, 1968 #OnThisDate in 1968, the federal court for the Southern District of New York decided Kelly v. Wyman, 294 F. Supp. 893. The court held that only an evidentiary hearing before termination of welfare benefits (federal Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and state Home Relief) would satisfy the constitutional due-process requirements, and rejected the argument of the welfare officials that the combination of the existing post-termination "

#OnThisDate in 1968, #SDNY decided #KellyVWyman, 294 F. Supp. 893, holding that only an #EvidentiaryHearing before termination of welfare benefits would satisfy the constitutional #DueProcess requirements.