Early v. Astrue’s Empirical Analysis
2007
Citation profile
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 405 (§ 205 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 406 (§ 206 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 McCoy v. Schweiker · Bloodsworth v. Heckler · Smith v. Califano · Lewis v. Callahan · Foote v. Chater
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 1 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[i]t is the ability to engage in gainful employment that is the key, not whether a Plaintiff can perform chores or drive short distances.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Johnson v. Berryhill“[P]articipation in everyday activities of short duration”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Johnson v. Berryhill
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.