Sullivan v. Zebley
- Decided
- February 20, 1990
- Docket
- 88-1377
- Status
- Published
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
Cited 2,580 timesSuperseded by statute (verified)Possible negative treatment: superseded by statute, superseded on other grounds (3 of 36 verified; none is a verified overruling) · Duarte v. Kijakazi
What later courts said
- holding that an impairment manifesting only some of [a Listing’s] criteria, no matter how severely, does not qualify — Light v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner (2022)
- holding that an impairment manifesting only some of [a Listing’s] criteria, no matter how severely, does not qualify — Hunt v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner (2019)
- holding that plaintiff bears burden of providing evidence demonstrating that she satisfies all listing requirements — Ruiz v. Apfel (1998)
Each line is a later court’s own words about this case, not a summary. Read the opinion before relying on it.
How the opinion begins
[*523] Justice Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court.
This case concerns a facial challenge to the method used by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to determine whether a child is “disabled” and therefore eligible for benefits under the Supplemental Security Income Program, Title XVI of the Social Security Act, as added, 86 Stat. 1465, and amended, 42 U. S. C. § 1381 et seq. (1982 ed. and Supp. V).
[*524] f — Í In 1972, Congress enacted the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Program to assist “individuals who have attained age 65 or are blind or disabled” by setting a guaranteed minimum income level for such persons. 42 U. S. C. § 1381 (1982 ed.). The program went into effect January 1, 1974. Currently, about 2 million claims for SSI benefits are adjudicated each year. Of these, about 100,000 are child-disability claims.[1]
Statutes cited
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Sullivan v. Zebley, 493 U.S. 521 (1990)Read the full opinion
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