8 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 194 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Jason S. Smith v. Commissioner of Social Security.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason S. Smith v. Commissioner of Social Security Anchor | green | “the definition of disability and the test used to determine whether a person has a disability is the same for claims seeking disability insurance benefits or supplemental security income.” | 60 |
| 2 | Billy D. Crawford v. Comm. of Social Security | green | “even if the evidence preponderates against the commissioner's findings, must affirm if the decision reached is supported by substantial evidence.” | 40 |
| 3 | Jeffrey Beegle v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner | green | “a claimant's residual functional capacity is a matter reserved for the alj's determination, and while a physician's opinion on the matter will be considered, it is not dispositive.” | 36 |
| 4 | Robert Bouie v. Michael J. Astrue | green | “an alj may reject the opinion of any physician when the record supports a contrary conclusion. the resolution of conflicting evidence is the function of the alj, not the court.” | 10 |
| 5 | Donnell Mitchell v. Commissioner, Social Security Administration | green | “we may not decide the facts anew, reweigh the evidence, or substitute our judgment for that of the commissioner.' 'if the commissioner's decision is supported by substantial evidence, this court must affirm, even if the proof preponderates against it.” | 10 |
| 6 | Eileen J. Waldrop v. Commr. of Social Security | green | “t is the claimant's burden to demonstrate not only that she can no longer perform her past relevant work as she actually performed it, but also that she can no longer perform this work as it is performed in the general economy.” | 7 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.