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Justices to weigh issue exhaustion for Social Security claimants

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Saul involves a surprisingly basic question of administrative law: when claimants in an administrative process (Social Security in this case) must raise a particular issue before the agency if they wish to preserve their right to raise that issue on.

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US Supreme Court holds issue exhaustion not required in Social Security administrative law judge hearings

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The US Supreme Court Thursday held that Social Security disability claimants are not bound by the issue-exhaustion requirement in administrative law judge (ALJ) hearings. Writing for a 9-0 court, Justice Sonia Sotomayor concluded that although the Social Security claimants in Carr v.

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Justices reject issue-exhaustion requirement for Social Security claimants

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Share The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against the federal government and in favor of people seeking Social Security benefits on a procedural issue about administrative “exhaustion” requirements. The court ruled 9-0 that claimants need not raise all of their specific issues before the agency.

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UN Security Council debates on benefits and risks of AI

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International stakeholders emphasized the importance of addressing the emerging reality of artificial intelligence (AI) at a UN Security Council meeting on Tuesday. Both military and non-military applications of AI could have very serious consequences for global peace and security.

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Afghanistan dispatch: human rights continue to deteriorate under Taliban rule

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For privacy and security reasons, we are withholding our Correspondent’s name. The Taliban Supreme Leader formally ordered restrictions on Afghan social and political life, which led to illegitimate detentions, torture, and arbitrary arrests. Recently, even UN agencies have been prohibited from hiring or employing women.

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Justices decisively reject imposing issue exhaustion on Social Security claimants

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Share The Supreme Court on Thursday firmly rejected the government’s request that the court impose an “issue-exhaustion” requirement on Social Security claimants. Saul ), all parties agreed that those claimants must take their claims first to the Social Security Administration – and these claimants did that.

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Idaho Task Force Tackles Pandemic Relief Fraud

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The task force will include investigators from a number of federal agencies including the IRS, FBI, Social Security Administration and Postal Inspection Service.