Smith v. Schweiker’s Empirical Analysis
728 F.2d 1158 · 1984
Citation profile
18 federal appellate · 4 district ·
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 Universal Camera Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · Richardson v. Perales · Consolidated Edison Co of New York v. National Labor Relations Board · McCoy v. Schweiker · Brand v. Secretary of Department of Health Education and 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 49 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[t]he substantiality of evidence must take into account whatever in the record fairly detracts from its weight.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“relevant evidence that a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a conclusion.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“it would be wrong for the Secretary to terminate an earlier finding of disability on no basis other than his reappraisal of the earlier evidence.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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