Tircuit v. Ribicoff’s Empirical Analysis
1961
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 405 (§ 205 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 416 (§ 216 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 423 (§ 223 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on Butler v. Folsom · Spears v. Flemming
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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or to be of long-continued and indefinite duration”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Celebrezze v. Bolas“inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Celebrezze v. Bolas
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.