Statute treatment: 17 C.F.R. § 240

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 16,474 citation events across 8,965 distinct cases.

16,474citations total

8,965distinct interpreting cases

213distinct courts

2,682citations in last 5y

234–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Edgar v. Mite Corp. (1982) scotus 789 own cites 18× in case

#2 Touche Ross & Co. v. Redington (1979) scotus 1,866 own cites 13× in case

#3 In Re Initial Public Offering Securities Litigation (2003) nysd 193 own cites 21× in case

#4 CSX Corp. v. Children's Investment Fund Management (UK) LLP (2011) ca2 26 own cites 51× in case

#5 Scherk v. Alberto-Culver Co. (1974) scotus 1,601 own cites 10× in case

#6 United States v. O'Hagan (1997) scotus 477 own cites 12× in case

#7 In Re Alstom SA Securities Litigation (2005) nysd 150 own cites 18× in case

#8 Richard Morales v. Quintel Entertainment, Inc. And Peter Stolz (2001) ca2 545 own cites 11× in case

#9 Holmes v. Securities Investor Protection Corporation (1992) scotus 1,439 own cites 8× in case

#10 CTS Corp. v. Dynamics Corp. of America (1987) scotus 473 own cites 10× in case

#11 TSC Industries, Inc. v. Northway, Inc. (1976) scotus 2,439 own cites 6× in case

#12 Ernst & Ernst v. Hochfelder (1976) scotus 3,520 own cites 5× in case

#13 Shearson/American Express Inc. v. McMahon (1987) scotus 1,701 own cites 6× in case

#14 Securities & Exchange Commission v. Tambone (2008) ca1 52 own cites 20× in case

#15 Roth v. Jennings (2007) ca2 725 own cites 7× in case

#16 Tellabs, Inc. v. Makor Issues & Rights, Ltd. (2007) scotus 5,843 own cites 4× in case

#17 Chiarella v. United States (1980) scotus 1,084 own cites 6× in case

#18 Janus Capital Group, Inc. v. First Derivative Traders (2011) scotus 388 own cites 8× in case

#19 Piper v. Chris-Craft Industries, Inc. (1977) scotus 704 own cites 6× in case

#20 Securities & Exchange Commission v. Smyth (2005) ca11 367 own cites 7× 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.