Sowards v. Gardner’s Empirical Analysis
1967
Citation profile
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 Thomas v. Celebrezze · Underwood v. Ribicoff · Celebrezze v. Bolas · Ber v. Celebrezze · Snyder v. Ribicoff
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““(I)nability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months * *”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority““The findings of the Secretary as to any fact, if supported by substantial evidence, shall be conclusive * *”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Vance v. Gardner
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.