Fowlkes v. Adamec

Impact Litigation

Fowlkes v. Adamec

On December 6, 2005, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit struck down the Social Security Administration’s practice of assuming that anyone with an outstanding warrant is a fugitive felon, and stated that SSA must first determine whether the person intended to flee prosecution.

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