9 canonical passages across 9 cases, quoted by 394 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 Robert v. Tesson.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert v. Tesson Anchor | green | “general objection to a magistrate judge's report, which fails to specify the issues of contention, does not suffice to preserve an issue for appeal . . . .” | 306 |
| 2 | Margaret FELISKY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee | green | “the substantial evidence standard presupposes that there is a 'zone of choice' within which the secretary may proceed without interference from the courts. if the secretary's decision is supported by substantial evidence, a reviewing court must affirm.” | 27 |
| 3 | White v. Commissioner of Social Security | green | “e see little indication that the alj improperly cherry picked evidence; the same process can be described more neutrally as weighing the evidence.” | 19 |
| 4 | Delphon Calhoun v. David Bergh | green | “an amended complaint supersedes an earlier complaint for all purposes.” | 13 |
| 5 | Ronnie Keeton v. Comm'r of Social Security | green | “in reviewing an alj's findings and conclusions, this court shall not 'accept appellate counsel's post hoc rationalization for agency action in lieu of reasons and findings enunciated by the board.” | 9 |
| 6 | Schmiedebusch v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration | green | “the alj retains a 'zone of choice' in deciding whether to credit conflicting evidence.” | 6 |
| 7 | Valerie M. Smith v. Commissioner of Social Security | green | “a 'nontreating source' (but examining source) has examined the 'but does not have, or did not have, an ongoing treatment relationship with' her.” | 5 |
| 8 | Merlin Malone v. Commissioner of Social Security | green | “plaintiff had the burden of showing that his impairments were equal or equivalent to a listed impairment.” | 5 |
| 9 | Pointer v. Wilkinson | green | “the text of 1915(b) draws no distinction between claims dismissed as frivolous or for failure to state a claim; both types of dismissals count as a strike” | 4 |
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.