Statute treatment: 20 C.F.R. § 404.2020

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 21 citation events across 11 distinct cases.

21citations total

11distinct interpreting cases

9distinct courts

7citations in last 5y

2001–2025year range

Top 7 leading cases

#1 William E. Freeman v. Eric K. Shinseki (2011) cavc 20 own cites 6× in case

#2 Washington State Department of Social & Health Services v. Guardianship Estate of Keffeler (2003) scotus 419 own cites 1× in case

#3 Bates v. Northwestern Human Services, Inc. (2006) dcd 44 own cites 1× in case

#4 Guardianship Estate of Keffeler v. STATE, DSHS (2004) wash 12 own cites 1× in case

#5 In Re the Marriage of Anthony-Guillar (2009) coloctapp 12 own cites 1× in case

#6 Guardianship Estate of Keffeler v. Department of Social & Health Services (2004) wash 10 own cites 1× in case

#7 Ecolono v. Division of Reimbursements of the Department of Health & Mental Hygiene (2001) mdctspecapp 5 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.