7 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 986 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 Langley v. Barnhart.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Langley v. Barnhart Anchor | green | “substantial evidence is such relevant evidence as a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a conclusion.” | 216 |
| 2 | Grogan v. Barnhart | green | “severe medically determinable . . . impairment . . . or a combination of impairments” | 184 |
| 3 | Brent Jensen v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security | green | “the failure to apply the correct legal standard or to provide this court with a sufficient basis to determine that appropriate legal principles have been followed is grounds for reversal.” | 173 |
| 4 | Langley v. Barnhart | green | “is not based on substantial evidence if it is overwhelmed by other evidence in the record or if there is a mere scintilla of evidence supporting it.” | 161 |
| 5 | Bowen v. Yuckert | green | “to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.” | 104 |
| 6 | Lax v. Astrue | green | “the possibility of drawing two inconsistent conclusions from the evidence does not prevent the findings from being supported by substantial evidence.” | 84 |
| 7 | Watkins v. Barnhart | green | “we will not reach the remaining issues raised by appellant because they may be affected by the alj's treatment of this case on remand.” | 64 |
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