Lowe v. Finch’s Empirical Analysis
1969
Citation profile
8 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 402 (§ 202 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 405 (§ 205 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 · Randall v. Flemming · Rasmussen v. Gardner · Boyd v. Gardner
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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(A) brief period of work under these somewhat sheltered conditions does not demonstrate an ability to perform work which is both substantial and gainful in a normal competitive work environment”
2 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. Orzel v. Finch · Parish v. Califano“inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment. * *”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Orzel v. Finch
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.