SORENSON v. SECRETARY OF TREASURY

No. 84-1686.

475 U.S. 851 (1986)

SORENSON v. SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 22, 1986


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter Greenfield argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs was J. Bruce Smith.

Richard Farber argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Fried, Assistant Attorney General Archer, Albert G. Lauber, Jr., Michael L. Paup, and Steven I. Frahm.*


JUSTICE BLACKMUN delivered the opinion of the Court.

The Internal Revenue Code and the Social Security Act direct the Secretary of the Treasury to "intercept" certain tax refunds payable to persons who have failed to meet child-support obligations. In this case, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that payments involving earned-income credits could be intercepted. 752 F.2d 1433<...

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