What is the substantial evidence standard in administrative law?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Sesa v. Colvin, No. 14-3538 (2nd Cir. 2015):

quotation marks omitted). The substantial evidence standard is very deferential; once an administrative law judge ("ALJ") finds facts, we reject those facts "only if a reasonable factfinder would have to conclude otherwise." Brault v. Soc. Sec. Admin., Comm'r, 683 F.3d 443, 448 (2d Cir. 2012) (internal quotation marks omitted).

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