Basinger v. Schweiker’s Empirical Analysis
1982
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
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 Richardson v. Perales · Emil C. Timmerman v. Caspar Weinberger, Secretary of H.E.W., Kenneth Marks v. Caspar Weinberger, Secretary of H.E.W. · Miller v. Finch · Paris v. Schweiker · Davis v. Califano
Most-quoted passages
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“[w]hether Basinger's medical problems disabled him prior to March 31, 1978, this Court cannot discern.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Basinger v. Heckler
How this case has been treated — in progress
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