Bell v. Massinga’s Empirical Analysis
721 F.2d 131 · 1983
Citation profile
9 federal appellate · 2 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 602 (§ 402 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on Turner v. Prod Department of Social Services of State of California · James v. O'Bannon · 558 F. Supp. 386 - Bell v. Hettleman
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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(ii) shall disregard from the earned income of any child or relative applying for or receiving aid to families with dependent children, or of any other individual (living in the same home as such relative and child) whose needs are taken into account in making such determination, the first $75 of the total of such earned income for such month (or such lesser amount as the Secretary may prescribe in the case of an individual not engaged in full-time employment or not employed throughout the month);”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“(A) shall, in determining need, take into consideration any other income and resources of any child or relative claiming aid to families with dependent children. . . * * * * *”
2 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. Heckler v. Turner · Deel v. Lukhard“[p]rovide that in determining need and the amount of the assistance payment ... (D) Income ... and resources available for current use shall be considered. To the extent not inconsistent with any other provision of this chapter, income and resources are considered available both when actually available and when the applicant or recipient has a legal interest in a liquidated sum and has the legal ability to make such sum available for support and maintenance.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Deel v. Lukhard
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.