Jackson v. Apfel’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 federal appellate · 3 district · 1 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(2) In making this determination, we will evaluate which of your current physical and mental limitations, upon which we based our current disability determination would remain if you stopped using drugs or alcohol and then determine whether any or all of your remaining limitations would be disabling. (ii) If we determine that your remaining limitations are disabling, you are disabled independent of your drug addiction or alcoholism and we will find that your drug addiction or alcoholism is not a contributing factor material to the determination of disability.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Westerfield v. Apfel · Viers v. Astrue

2. “Our review is limited to whether the Commissioner's denial of benefits is supported by substantial evidence in the record as a whole.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Jerold H. Nevland v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social Security · Bob Mittlestedt v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social Security

3. “must determine whether . . . drug addiction or alcoholism is a contributing factor material to the determination of disability.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 743 So. 2d 564 - Howson v. Dept. of Children and Families · Nicky R. Rehder v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social Security