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Due Process in Administrative Hearings: Balancing Efficiency and Fairness

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In Mathews v. Eldridge (1976), the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the termination of disability benefits without a prior oral hearing, ruling that the government's cost of adding that hearing outweighed the small accuracy it would add.

Why this is interesting

When the government cuts your disability benefits or revokes a license, do you have a guaranteed right to a full trial? The surprising answer is: not always, and that's by design.