6 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 45 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 Gwen BURRESS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gwen BURRESS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee Anchor | green | “the ability to do activities such as light housework and visiting with friends provides little or no support for the finding that a claimant can perform full-time competitive work.” | 10 |
| 2 | Michael Keith JACKSON, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner of Social Security, Appellee | green | “an alj may discount a claimant's subjective complaints only if there are inconsistencies in the record as a whole.” | 10 |
| 3 | Scott Ex Rel. Scott v. Astrue | green | “review is more than a search of the record for evidence supporting the alj or commissioner's findings,” | 10 |
| 4 | Davidson v. Astrue | green | “when an alj discounts a treating source's opinion, he should give good reasons for doing so.” | 6 |
| 5 | Steed v. Astrue | green | “the alj 'may not simply draw his own inferences about plaintiff's functional ability from medical reports.” | 5 |
| 6 | Luebertha INGRAM, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Defendant-Appellee | green | “must minimally articulate his reasons for crediting or rejecting evidence of disability.” | 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.