Statute treatment: 42 U. S. C. § 404

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 1,039 citation events across 496 distinct cases.

1,039citations total

496distinct interpreting cases

105distinct courts

155citations in last 5y

1959–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Sullivan v. Everhart (1990) scotus 213 own cites 22× in case

#2 Mathews v. Eldridge (1976) scotus 16,183 own cites 5× in case

#3 Califano v. Yamasaki (1979) scotus 1,861 own cites 6× in case

#4 Treichler v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration (2014) ca9 3,293 own cites 2× in case

#5 Gilles v. Department of Human Resources Development (1974) cal 48 own cites 6× in case

#6 Mozell Grey v. Margaret M. Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human Services (1983) ca2 778 own cites 2× in case

#7 Robert George Drummond and Mildred Pauline Drummond v. Fulton County Department of Family & Children's Services (1977) ca5 89 own cites 4× in case

#8 John M. Valley v. Commissioner of Social Security (2005) ca6 87 own cites 4× in case

#9 Richardson v. Wright (1972) scotus 77 own cites 4× in case

#10 Carley Cunningham v. Commissioner of Social Security (2010) ca6 64 own cites 4× in case

#11 James Arthur Rowan v. Howard Z. Morgan, District Director, Social Security Administration (1984) ca6 13 own cites 10× in case

#12 In the Matter of Randall B. Neavear, Debtor. Randall B. Neavear v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human Services (1982) ca7 86 own cites 3× in case

#13 Action Alliance of Senior Citizens v. Johnson (2009) dcd 8 own cites 12× in case

#14 Grice v. Colvin (2015) mdd 7 own cites 13× in case

#15 Willie Ousley v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec. (2018) ca6 178 own cites 2× in case

#16 Herbert C. FOWLER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee (1989) ca10 165 own cites 2× in case

#17 Charles M. McCarthy Jr. v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (2000) ca9 34 own cites 4× in case

#18 Youghiogheny & Ohio Coal Co. v. Webb (1995) ca6 123 own cites 6× in case

#19 Jimenez v. Weinberger (1975) ca7 139 own cites 2× in case

#20 Harriet H. Hoffman, of the Estate of Ivan M. Hoffman v. Anthony Celebrezze, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare (1969) ca8 135 own cites 2× 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.