Statute treatment: 15 U.S.C. § 80a-2

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 35 citation events across 25 distinct cases.

35citations total

25distinct interpreting cases

18distinct courts

1citations in last 5y

1944–2023year range

Top 18 leading cases

#1 United States v. National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (1975) scotus 251 own cites 8× in case

#2 Investment Company Institute v. Camp (1971) scotus 454 own cites 2× in case

#3 Calvert v. Capital Southwest Corporation (1969) texapp 22 own cites 2× in case

#4 Board of Governors of Federal Reserve System v. Investment Co. Institute (1981) scotus 61 own cites 1× in case

#5 Investers Diversified Services, Inc. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue (1963) ca8 33 own cites 1× in case

#6 GCA Strategic Investment Fund, Ltd. v. Joseph Charles & Associates, Inc. (2000) gactapp 31 own cites 1× in case

#7 Christopher Brown v. John Calamos (2011) ca7 24 own cites 1× in case

#8 Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,517 Walter Untermeyer, Jr. v. Fidelity Daily Income Trust (1978) ca1 20 own cites 1× in case

#9 United States v. William Edward Adams (1985) ca3 18 own cites 1× in case

#10 Securities & Exchange Commission v. Heritage Trust Co. (1975) azd 15 own cites 1× in case

#11 In Re Evergreen Ultra Short Opportunities Fund Securities Litigation (2010) mad 12 own cites 1× in case

#12 United States v. Brashier (1976) ca9 118 own cites 1× in case

#13 Galfand v. Chestnutt Corp. (1976) ca2 34 own cites 1× in case

#14 McCall v. Cameron Offshore Boats, Inc. (1994) lactapp 6 own cites 1× in case

#15 Shah v. Wilco Systems, Inc. (2011) nyappdiv 7 own cites 1× in case

#16 Willheim v. Murchison (1962) nysd 6 own cites 1× in case

#17 Herzog v. Russell (1979) nyed 2 own cites 1× in case

#18 State, Department of Insurance v. State Mutual Life Assurance Co. of America (1992) fladistctapp 1 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.