Roberts v. Califano’s Empirical Analysis
1977
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 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 Bertha M. Bittel v. Elliot L. Richardson, Secretary of Health, Education & Welfare · 408 F. Supp. 606 - Brittingham v. Weinberger · Tillman v. Weinberger · Candelaria v. Weinberger
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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“When an individual has suffered severe, longstanding pain, there are observable signs such as drawn features, significant weight loss, poor overall health and muscle atrophy because of physical inactivity in order to avoid discomfort.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Torres v. Harris
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.