Smith v. Schweiker’s Empirical Analysis
671 F.2d 789 · 1982
Citation profile
7 federal appellate · 5 district ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 402 (§ 202 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 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 · Consolidated Edison Co of New York v. National Labor Relations Board · Barrett v. United States · Rodriguez v. Secretary of Health & Human Services · Cotter 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 30 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[W]hile the test for determining entitlement to disability benefits may be different for widows than for wage earners, ... the process of evaluating the evidence of a claimant's impairment is not.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Tolany v. Heckler“the test for establishing entitlement to disability benefits is more stringent for widows”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Finkelstein v. Bowen“deserves little weight in the overall evaluation of the testimony.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.