Statute treatment: 15 U.S.C. § 80a-36

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 20 citation events across 18 distinct cases.

20citations total

18distinct interpreting cases

11distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1961–2017year range

Top 17 leading cases

#1 Securities & Exchange Commission v. Lawbaugh (2005) mdd 357 own cites 1× in case

#2 Kokesh v. Sec. & Exch. Comm'n (2017) scotus 166 own cites 1× in case

#3 United States v. Milton Silverman (1970) ca2 160 own cites 1× in case

#4 United States v. George William Blood (04-5101) and Stephen L. Crittenden (04-5261) (2006) ca6 116 own cites 1× in case

#5 Niles v. Wilshire Investment Group, LLC (2012) nyed 22 own cites 2× in case

#6 United States v. Clyde R. Goad (1974) ca8 38 own cites 1× in case

#7 Paul S. Mullin & Associates, Inc. v. Bassett (1986) ded 33 own cites 1× in case

#8 Krome v. Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (1986) nysd 33 own cites 1× in case

#9 United States v. Brashier (1976) ca9 118 own cites 2× in case

#10 Securities and Exchange Commission v. Quing N. Wong (1966) prd 16 own cites 1× in case

#11 Brown v. Bullock (1961) ca2 110 own cites 1× in case

#12 Franklin National Bank v. L. B. Meadows & Co. (1970) nyed 15 own cites 1× in case

#13 Monheit v. Carter (1974) nysd 12 own cites 1× in case

#14 United States v. Benjamin (1964) ca2 70 own cites 1× in case

#15 United States v. Burreson (1981) ca9 61 own cites 1× in case

#16 Robert F. Goeller and Jeanette M. Goeller v. United States (2013) uscfc 5 own cites 1× in case

#17 United States v. Martin Benjamin, Bernard Howard and Milton Z. Mende (1964) ca2 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.