Does the compensation clause permit Congress to require federal judges to begin paying Social Security and Medicare taxes?
United States v. Hatter, et al. Docket No. 99-1978 From: The Federal Circuit Case at a Glance Sixteen federal judges say that Congress unconstitutionally reduced their compensation by ordering them to start paying Social Security and Medicare taxes, beginning in the early 1980s. The U.S. government disagrees, saying the judges’ tax burden is one incurred by virtually all working Americans and does not violate the Constitution’s protection of judicial independence. • Previewed by Steve Lash, a Maryland lawyer who has written extensively on the U.S. Supreme Court for numerous publications.
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