Terrell v. Finch’s Empirical Analysis
1969
Citation profile
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)
Relies on Massaglia v. Commissioner · Smale & Robinson, Inc. v. United States · Ewing v. Risher · United States v. Zirpolo · Byrne Organization, Inc. v. United States
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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““Plaintiff must comply with the statutory requirements in order to have an enforceable right. The unauthorized act of a government employee cannot vary the requirements established by Congress.” 302 F.Supp., at 1064 .”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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