9 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 136 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 O'dell v. Shalala.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O'dell v. Shalala Anchor | green | “evidence is insubstantial if it is overwhelmingly contradicted by other evidence.” | 42 |
| 2 | Samuel Trimiar v. Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services | green | “conspicuous absence of credible choices” | 18 |
| 3 | Samuel Trimiar v. Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services | green | “a finding of no substantial evidence will be found only where there is a conspicuous absence of credible choices or no contrary medical evidence.” | 15 |
| 4 | Linda S. Thompson v. Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., Secretary of Health & Human Services | green | “if the alj failed to apply the correct legal test, there is ground for reversal apart from a lack of substantial evidence.” | 15 |
| 5 | Cardin F. Rutledge v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration | green | “we will not reweigh the evidence.” | 13 |
| 6 | Samuel Trimiar v. Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services | green | “a finding of 'no substantial evidence will be found only whether there is a conspicuous absence of credible choices or no contrary medical evidence.” | 12 |
| 7 | Claassen v. Heckler | green | “by the same token, we must do more than merely rubber stamp the decisions of the” | 9 |
| 8 | Holloway v. Heckler | green | “we examine the record as a whole, including whatever in the record fairly detracts from the weight of the ... commissioner's decision and, on that basis determine if the substantiality of the evidence test has been met.” | 8 |
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.