Griggs v. Schweiker’s Empirical Analysis
1982
Citation profile
4 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 405 (§ 205 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 416 (§ 216 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on Thomas v. Celebrezze · Underwood v. Ribicoff · Blalock v. Richardson · Hicks v. Gardner · Currier v. Secretary of Health, Education & Welfare
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.
“In evaluating effects of various impairments upon a disability benefit claimant, the Secretary may not fragmentize them, but must treat them in combination. Hicks v. Gardner, 393 F.2d 299 (4th Cir. 1968). Disability may result from a number of impairments which, taken separately, might not be disabling, but whose total effect, taken together, is to render claimant unable to engage in substantial gainful activity. Bass v. Celebrezze, 238 F.Supp. 355 (D.C.S.C.1965).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Johnson v. Heckler“inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of ... impairment or impairments”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Johnson v. Heckler
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.