363 F. Supp. 897 - Brown v. Bates’s Empirical Analysis

1973

Citation profile

cited by 12 later decisions

states following

June 1988

most recently cited

2 federal appellate · 1 district · 4 state decisions

Relationships

Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1202 (§ 1002 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 1302 (§ 1102 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 1352 (§ 1402 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 2751 · 42 U.S.C. § 2754 · 42 U.S.C. § 302 (§ 2 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 602 (§ 402 of the Social Security Act of 1935)

Relies on M'Culloch v. State of Maryland · Townsend v. Swank · Rosen v. United States · Ker v. California · United States v. Ansani

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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

“however faithful it may be to the letter of the law, totally defeats the spirit of the law, and serves only a sterile administrative purpose.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
e.g. Elam v. Hanson · Owens v. Heckler
“A State plan for ... AFDC . .. must .. . (iv) Provide that, in determining the availability of income and resources, the following will not be included as income: ... (b) loans and grants, such as scholarships, obtained and used under conditions that preclude their use for current living costs. .. .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
e.g. Hayes v. City University of New York
“Provided that, in establishing financial eligibility and the amount of assistance payment: . . . only such net income as is actually available for current use on a regular basis will be considered, and only currently available resources will be considered.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
e.g. Polk County ex rel. Johnston v. Hertko

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.