Statute treatment: 16 U.S.C. § 825s

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 155 citation events across 74 distinct cases.

155citations total

74distinct interpreting cases

24distinct courts

6citations in last 5y

1951–2024year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Kansas City Power & Light Company v. Douglas McKay Secretary of the Interior (1955) cadc 143 own cites 2× in case

#2 United States v. Tex-La Electric Cooperative, Inc., United States of America v. Northeast Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc. (1982) ca5 24 own cites 4× in case

#3 Georgia v. United States Army Corps of Engineers (2002) ca11 67 own cites 2× in case

#4 Greenwood Utilities Commission v. Mississippi Power Company, Greenwood Utilities Commission v. Mississippi Power Company (1985) ca5 60 own cites 2× in case

#5 United States v. City of Fulton (1986) scotus 56 own cites 2× in case

#6 Pacific Power & Light Co. v. Duncan (1980) ord 9 own cites 6× in case

#7 Alcoa, Inc. v. Bonneville Power Administration (2012) ca9 48 own cites 2× in case

#8 Pacific Northwest Generating Cooperative v. Bonneville Power Administration (2010) ca9 18 own cites 3× in case

#9 Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. Morton (1974) cadc 18 own cites 3× in case

#10 United States v. 14.02 Acres of Land More or Less in Fresno County (2008) ca9 139 own cites 1× in case

#11 Kansas City Power & Light Co. v. McKay (1953) dcd 14 own cites 3× in case

#12 Central Lincoln Peoples' Utility District v. Johnson (1984) ca9 17 own cites 7× in case

#13 Pacific Northwest Generating Cooperative v. Dept. of Energy (2009) ca9 21 own cites 2× in case

#14 Alabama Power Company v. Alabama Electric Cooperative, Inc. (1968) ca5 59 own cites 1× in case

#15 Rural Electrification Administration v. Northern States Power Company (1967) ca8 58 own cites 1× in case

#16 Sam Rayburn Dam Electric Cooperative v. Federal Power Commission (1975) cadc 16 own cites 2× in case

#17 United States v. Sacramento Municipal Utility District (1981) ca9 51 own cites 1× in case

#18 Forsyth County v. United States Army Corps of Engineers (2011) ca11 43 own cites 1× in case

#19 cluster 541799 (1990) ca9 5 own cites 4× in case

#20 United States v. 14.02 Acres of Land More or Less (2008) ca9 32 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.