Statute treatment: 16 U.S.C. § 470h-2(f)

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 17 citation events across 12 distinct cases.

17citations total

12distinct interpreting cases

10distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1988–2011year range

Top 10 leading cases

#1 The Historic Preservation Guild of Bay View Nancy Rajala Stephen W. Guittard v. James H. Burnley Robert Farris James P. Pitz (1989) ca6 53 own cites 1× in case

#2 National Mining Ass'n v. Slater (2001) dcd 6 own cites 3× in case

#3 In Re B.Y. Development, Inc. (2000) sd 9 own cites 2× in case

#4 Neighborhood Ass'n of the Back Bay, Inc. v. Federal Transit Administration (2006) ca1 14 own cites 1× in case

#5 Coliseum Square Ass'n v. Jackson (2006) ca5 48 own cites 1× in case

#6 Neighborhood Ass'n of the Back Bay v. Federal Transit Administration (2005) mad 3 own cites 2× in case

#7 Lesser v. City of Cape May (2000) njd 6 own cites 1× in case

#8 Okinawa Dugong v. Gates (2008) cand 4 own cites 1× in case

#9 Historic Green Springs, Inc. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency (2010) vawd 2 own cites 2× in case

#10 Coalition Against a Raised Expressway, Inc. v. Dole (1988) ca11 8 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.