Calvin v. Heckler’s Empirical Analysis
782 F.2d 802 · 1986
Citation profile
5 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 Heckler v. Campbell · Mohasco Corp. v. Silver · Batterton v. Francis · Schweiker v. Gray Panthers · Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“... the regulation specifically provides that age categories will not be applied 'mechanically in a borderline situation.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Russell v. Bowen
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.