Statute treatment: 20 C.F.R. § 404.1539

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 18 citation events across 9 distinct cases.

18citations total

9distinct interpreting cases

7distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1971–1980year range

Top 8 leading cases

#1 Richardson v. Wright (1972) scotus 77 own cites 8× in case

#2 Magee v. Califano (1980) nywd 9 own cites 3× in case

#3 Sandra L. Milton v. Patricia Roberts Harris, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare (1980) ca7 31 own cites 1× in case

#4 Barats v. Weinberger (1974) paed 26 own cites 1× in case

#5 Marker v. Finch (1971) ded 25 own cites 1× in case

#6 Wright v. Finch (1971) dcd 18 own cites 1× in case

#7 Sanborn v. Weinberger (1974) ded 2 own cites 1× in case

#8 Martis v. Secretary of Health, Education & Welfare (1971) prd 2 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.