6 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 629 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 Pate-Fires v. Astrue.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pate-Fires v. Astrue Anchor | green | “substantial evidence is less than a preponderance, but is enough that a reasonable mind would find it adequate to support the commissioner's conclusion.” | 162 |
| 2 | Partee v. Astrue | green | “if, after reviewing the record, the court finds it is possible to draw two inconsistent positions from the evidence and one of those positions represents the alj's findings, the court must affirm the alj's decision.” | 148 |
| 3 | Hurd v. Astrue | 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.” | 147 |
| 4 | Renstrom v. Astrue | green | “does not reweigh the evidence presented to the alj, and it defers to the alj's determinations regarding the credibility of testimony, as long as those determinations are supported by good reasons and substantial evidence.” | 132 |
| 5 | Renstrom v. Astrue | green | “reweigh the evidence presented to the alj, and it defers to the alj's determinations regarding the credibility of testimony, as long as those determinations are supported by good reasons and substantial evidence.” | 38 |
| 6 | Partee v. Astrue | green | “the court finds it is possible to draw two inconsistent positions from the evidence and one of those positions represents the alj's findings, the court must affirm the alj's decision.” | 2 |
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.