Statute treatment: 20 C.F.R. § 1529

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 71 citation events across 65 distinct cases.

71citations total

65distinct interpreting cases

38distinct courts

30citations in last 5y

1995–2025year range

Top 11 leading cases

#1 Patty Carradine v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security (2004) ca7 411 own cites 2× in case

#2 Smith v. Berryhill (2019) 2,014 own cites 1× in case

#3 Ketcher v. Apfel (1999) mdd 28 own cites 1× in case

#4 Fleming v. Barnhart (2003) mdd 24 own cites 1× in case

#5 Thomas Noah Russell v. Shirley S. Chater, Commissioner of Social Security (1995) ca4 16 own cites 1× in case

#6 Perry v. Colvin (2015) mad 12 own cites 1× in case

#7 Cornell v. Astrue (2010) nynd 4 own cites 2× in case

#8 Alexander v. Barnhart (2003) wied 8 own cites 1× in case

#9 Thompson v. Barnhart (2003) paed 7 own cites 1× in case

#10 Russell v. SSA (2004) nhd 4 own cites 1× in case

#11 Money v. Astrue (2007) ksd 1 own cites 1× in case

Ranking method: leading_score = ln(1 + own_citation_count) × √(mentions_in_case) × flag_factor, where flag_factor = 1.0 green · 0.6 unknown · 0.5 neutral · 0.4 yellow · 0.3 procedural · 0 red. Red-flagged cases excluded — their interpretation has been undermined and shouldn't lead the list. Top 20 returned per statute. Open any case for full G Cite, trajectory, and per-circuit treatment.