7 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 60 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 John JONES, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John JONES, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee Anchor | green | “unpublished opinions are not considered binding precedent, but they may be cited as persuasive authority.” | 12 |
| 2 | Kahle v. Commissioner of Social Security | green | “weighing the opinions and findings of treating, examining, and non-examining physicians is an integral part of the process for determining disability.” | 12 |
| 3 | Frank E. McNamee v. Social Security Admin. | green | “the opinions of examining physicians are given more weight than those of non-examining physicians, treating physicians are given more weight than those of physicians who examine but do not treat, and the opinions of specialists are given more weight on issues within the area of …” | 10 |
| 4 | Patrick Land v. Commissioner of Social Security | green | “at step five . . . 'the burden shifts to the commissioner to show the existence of other jobs in the national economy which, given the claimant's impairments, the claimant can perform.' the alj may rely solely on the testimony of a ve to meet this burden.” | 10 |
| 5 | Matthew John Romero v. Commissioner of Social Security | green | “alj did not express a legitimate reason supported by the record for giving the consulting physician's assessment little weight.” | 6 |
| 6 | Charles Huntley v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner | green | “because nonexamining sources have no examining or treating relationship with the applicant, the weight the administrative law judge will give their opinions will depend on the degree to which they provide supporting explanations for their opinions.” | 5 |
| 7 | Charles Huntley v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner | green | “these factors apply to both examining and non-examining physicians.” | 5 |
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.