Statute treatment: 15 U.S.C. § 3371

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 78 citation events across 47 distinct cases.

78citations total

47distinct interpreting cases

8distinct courts

4citations in last 5y

1981–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Associated Gas Distributors v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (1987) cadc 31 own cites 6× in case

#2 Anr Pipeline Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Michigan Consolidated Gas Company, Intervenor (1995) cadc 50 own cites 4× in case

#3 Tenneco, Inc. Ex Rel. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. v. Sutton (1981) lamd 7 own cites 8× in case

#4 Mesa Operating Limited Partnership v. Louisiana Intrastate Gas Corporation (1986) ca5 75 own cites 1× in case

#5 United Gas Pipe Line Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (1983) cadc 19 own cites 2× in case

#6 City Of Chanute, Kansue, v. Williams Natural Gas Company (1994) ca10 49 own cites 1× in case

#7 Northwest Pipeline Corporation v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, No. 87-1502 (1988) cadc 39 own cites 1× in case

#8 Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, United Gas Pipe Line Company, Intervenors (1992) cadc 34 own cites 1× in case

#9 City of Clarksville v. Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm'n (2018) cadc 32 own cites 1× in case

#10 City of Chanute v. Williams Natural Gas Co. (1992) ca10 52 own cites 2× in case

#11 City of Chanute v. Williams Natural Gas Co. (1994) ca10 101 own cites 1× in case

#12 Laclede Gas Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (1982) ca5 13 own cites 1× in case

#13 American Gas Ass'n v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (1989) cadc 29 own cites 2× in case

#14 ETC Marketing, Ltd. v. Harris County Appraisal District (2015) texapp 4 own cites 2× in case

#15 Mustang Energy Corp., Formerly Known as Mustang Fuel v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, El Paso Natural Gas Company, Intervenor (1988) ca10 4 own cites 2× in case

#16 American Gas Association v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Independent Oil & Gas Association, Intervenors (1990) cadc 4 own cites 2× in case

#17 Laclede Gas Company and United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (1984) ca5 8 own cites 1× in case

#18 City of Chanute, Kan. v. Williams Natural Gas Co. (1988) ksd 8 own cites 1× in case

#19 Lone Star Gas Co. v. Railroad Commission of Texas (1990) texapp 6 own cites 1× in case

#20 Big Bend Conservation Alliance v. Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm'n (2018) cadc 6 own cites 1× in case

Ranking method: leading_score = ln(1 + own_citation_count) × √(mentions_in_case) × flag_factor, where flag_factor = 1.0 green · 0.6 unknown · 0.5 neutral · 0.4 yellow · 0.3 procedural · 0 red. Red-flagged cases excluded — their interpretation has been undermined and shouldn't lead the list. Top 20 returned per statute. Open any case for full G Cite, trajectory, and per-circuit treatment.