| United States v. Vaello Madero | |
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| Argued November 9, 2021 Decided April 21, 2022 | |
| Full case name | United States v. Jose Luis Vaello Madero |
| Docket no. | 20-303 |
| Citations | 596 U.S. ___ (more) |
| Argument | Oral argument |
| Decision | Opinion |
| Holding | |
| The Constitution does not require Congress to extend Supplemental Security Income benefits to residents of Puerto Rico. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Kavanaugh, joined by Roberts, Thomas, Breyer, Alito, Kagan, Gorsuch, Barrett |
| Concurrence | Thomas |
| Concurrence | Gorsuch |
| Dissent | Sotomayor |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. art. IV U.S. Const. amend. V | |
United States v. Vaello Madero, 596 U.S. ___ (2022), was a United States Supreme Court case related to the constitutionality of the exclusion of United States citizens residing in Puerto Rico from the Supplemental Security Income program. In an 8–1 decision, the Court ruled that as Congress had been granted broad oversight of United States territories by Article Four of the United States Constitution, the exclusion of the territories by Congress from programs like Supplemental Security Income did not violate the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment.