Mitchell v. Harris’s Empirical Analysis
1980
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 423 (§ 223 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on Mathews v. Eldridge · Goldberg v. Kelly · Dandridge v. Williams · Shapiro v. Thompson · Flemming v. Nestor
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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“An individual who would have been entitled to a disability insurance benefit for any month had he filed application therefor before the end of such month shall be entitled to such benefit for such month if such application is filed before the end of the twelfth month immediately succeeding such month.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Tusson v. Bowen“Incapacity does not excuse failure to file____ Though this conclusion may seem harsh, we must follow the plain mandate of Congress when, as here, it is acting within its powers to prescribe conditions and limitations as a means of preserving the fiscal integrity of the [Social Security] fund.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Shepherd v. Chater“preserv[e] ... the social security fund's fiscal integrity”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissente.g. Boyd v. Bowen
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.