Statute treatment: 15 U.S.C. § 78u(c)

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 73 citation events across 45 distinct cases.

73citations total

45distinct interpreting cases

18distinct courts

5citations in last 5y

1936–2022year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Securities & Exchange Commission v. Committee on Ways & Means of the U.S. House of Representatives (2015) nysd 28 own cites 8× in case

#2 Securities and Exchange Commission v. Arthur Young & Company (1978) cadc 70 own cites 2× in case

#3 Securities and Exchange Commission v. Carla Marin (2020) ca11 16 own cites 4× in case

#4 Guy Gentile v. SEC (2020) ca3 17 own cites 3× in case

#5 Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,017 Securities and Exchange Commission, and Cross-Appellant v. Brigadoon Scotch Distributing Co., and Cross-Appellees (1973) ca2 109 own cites 1× in case

#6 United States v. Sexton Cove Estates, Inc. (1976) ca5 65 own cites 1× in case

#7 Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 92,954 United States of America v. Vincent Alo (1971) ca2 43 own cites 1× in case

#8 Doe v. Ashcroft (2004) nysd 13 own cites 2× in case

#9 Sprecher v. Graber (1983) ca2 28 own cites 1× in case

#10 Securities & Exchange Commission v. Harrison (1948) dcd 27 own cites 1× in case

#11 Securities & Exchange Commission v. OKC Corp. (1979) txnd 24 own cites 1× in case

#12 Securities & Exchange Commission v. Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. (1979) pawd 7 own cites 2× in case

#13 In Re Securities and Exchange Commission (1936) nysd 12 own cites 1× in case

#14 Guaranty Underwriters, Inc. v. Johnson (1943) ca5 11 own cites 1× in case

#15 Sprecher v. Graber (1983) ca2 54 own cites 1× in case

#16 Securities and Exchange Commission v. Kaplan (1975) nyed 10 own cites 1× in case

#17 Treats International Enterprises, Inc. v. Securities & Exchange Commission (1993) nysd 10 own cites 1× in case

#18 Arjent LLC v. United States Securities & Exchange Commission (2014) nysd 10 own cites 1× in case

#19 Securities & Exchange Commission v. Dresser Industries, Inc. (1978) dcd 10 own cites 1× in case

#20 Schy v. Federal Deposit Ins. Corp. (1977) nyed 7 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.