Statute treatment: 15 U.S.C. § 717b(e)(1)

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 27 citation events across 16 distinct cases.

27citations total

16distinct interpreting cases

8distinct courts

13citations in last 5y

2008–2025year range

Top 9 leading cases

#1 AES Sparrows Point LNG, LLC v. Smith (2008) ca4 27 own cites 6× in case

#2 Weaver's Cove Energy, LLC v. Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (2009) ca1 55 own cites 4× in case

#3 Sierra Club v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (2017) cadc 107 own cites 1× in case

#4 Vecinos para el Bienestar de la Comunidad Costera v. FERC (2021) cadc 15 own cites 1× in case

#5 Sierra Club v. LDEQ (2024) ca5 7 own cites 1× in case

#6 El Puente v. United States Army Corps of Engineers (2024) cadc 5 own cites 1× in case

#7 Healthy Gulf v. US Army Corps of Eng (2023) ca5 3 own cites 1× in case

#8 City of Port Isabel v. FERC (2024) cadc 2 own cites 1× in case

#9 Healthy Gulf v. FERC (2024) cadc 2 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.