Rodriguez v. Debuono’s Empirical Analysis
1997
Citation profile
3 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 29 U.S.C. § 794 · 42 U.S.C. § 12101 (§ 2 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990) · 42 U.S.C. § 12132 (§ 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990) · 42 U.S.C. § 1320A (§ 1123 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 1396 (§ 1900 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 1396A (§ 1902 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 1396D (§ 1905 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on Mathews v. Eldridge · Goldberg v. Kelly · City of Los Angeles v. Lyons · Sosna v. Iowa · Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. Halderman
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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Medically needy means families, children, aged, blind, or disabled individuals, and pregnant women who are not ... categorically needy but who may be eligible for [Medicaid] ... because their income and resources are within limits set by the State under its [Medicaid] plan.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“Categorically needy refers to families and children, aged, blind or disabled individuals, and pregnant women ... who are eligible for [Medicaid]”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“who, generally, are receiving or deemed to be receiving cash assistance under the [Social Security] Act.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.