Despite the fact that this fee limit virtually precluded claimants from retaining private attorneys, the Court found no basis for overturning the presumption of constitutionality that should be accorded to a federal statute.

• 尽管这一报酬规定实际上阻止了申请人聘请私人辩护律师，法院仍认定缺少理由以推翻应当赋予联邦法规的合宪性的假设。