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8 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 2,332 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 Tommaso Fargnoli v. Larry G. Massanari, Commissioner, Social Security Administration.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommaso Fargnoli v. Larry G. Massanari, Commissioner, Social Security Administration Anchor | green | “where the alj's findings of fact are supported by substantial evidence, we are bound by those findings, even if we would have decided the factual inquiry differently.” | 370 |
| 2 | Ethel Burnett v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration | green | “although the alj may weigh the credibility of the evidence, s/he must give some indication of the evidence which s/he rejects and the reason(s) for discounting such evidence.” | 348 |
| 3 | Deborah Kent v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services | green | “the search for substantial evidence is thus a qualitative exercise without which our review of social security disability cases ceases to be merely deferential and becomes instead a sham.” | 343 |
| 4 | Evelyn ADORNO, Appellant, v. Donna SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Appellee | green | “explicitly weighs all relevant, probative and available evidence” | 341 |
| 5 | Podedworny v. Harris | green | “award benefits should be made only when the administrative record of the case has been fully developed and when substantial evidence on the record as a whole indicates that the claimant is disabled and entitled to benefits.” | 327 |
| 6 | Smith v. Commissioner of Social Security | green | “the claimant bears the burden of proof at steps one through four, and the commissioner bears the burden of proof at step five.” | 325 |
| 7 | Daniel P. Cotter v. Patricia Roberts Harris, Secretary of Health and Human Services | green | “the alj is not required to supply a comprehensive explanation for the rejection of evidence; in most cases, a sentence or short paragraph would probably suffice.” | 275 |
| 8 | Daniel P. Cotter v. Patricia Roberts Harris, Secretary of Health and Human Services | green | “indicate that s/he has considered all the evidence, both for and against the claim, and provide some explanation of why s/he has rejected probative evidence. . . . the alj is not required to supply a comprehensive explanation for the rejection of evidence; in most cases, a sente…” | 3 |
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.