HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:
The appellant, Vera Burnett, urges us to declare unconstitutional Section 416(h)(1)(B), 42 U.S.C., which provides mother's benefits to "deemed widows," but terminates these benefits once a "legal widow" applies for benefits. Finding the statutory scheme rational, we affirm the trial court.
FACTS
In 1934, Willie Burnett, the deceased wage earner, married Ella Marie Rawls. Shortly after their marriage, they separated and Rawls...
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