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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 35 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 Jack FAIR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services of the United States, Defendant-Appellee.

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1 Jack FAIR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services of the United States, Defendant-Appellee Anchor
ca9 · 1989
green “required to believe every allegation” 12
2 Lamont Aukland v. Larry G. Massanari, Acting Commissioner of Social Security
ca9 · 2001
green “substantial evidence is more than a mere scintilla, but less than a preponderance.” 12
3 Adrian Burrell v. Carolyn W. Colvin
ca9 · 2014
green “specific, clear, and convincing” 11

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