Wilkinson v. Schweiker’s Empirical Analysis
640 F.2d 743 · 1981
Citation profile
31
cited by 31 later decisions
1
states following
October 2013
most recently cited
13 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Johnson v. Harris · Epps v. Harris · Fortenberry v. Harris · Newborn v. Harris
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 31 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medical determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or which can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve months....”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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