Statute treatment: 18 U.S.C. § 1001

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 12,728 citation events across 5,815 distinct cases.

12,728citations total

5,815distinct interpreting cases

207distinct courts

1,282citations in last 5y

1950–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 United States v. Don Bruce Duncan (1982) ca9 79 own cites 60× in case

#2 United States v. Sammy G. Daily and Frederik A. Figge (1991) ca10 140 own cites 28× in case

#3 United States v. Richard Perry Curtis,defendant-Appellant (2001) ca6 495 own cites 16× in case

#4 United States v. Paul A. Bilzerian (1991) ca2 605 own cites 15× in case

#5 United States v. Coplan (2012) ca2 197 own cites 22× in case

#6 United States v. Quentin T. Wiles, United States of America v. Patrick J. Schleibaum (1996) ca10 66 own cites 34× in case

#7 United States v. Weldon Rushing Payne, Lloyd Earl Taylor (1985) ca11 51 own cites 34× in case

#8 Brogan v. United States (1998) scotus 253 own cites 17× in case

#9 Martin Marietta Corp. v. Lorenz (1992) colo 194 own cites 18× in case

#10 United States v. Gaudin (1995) scotus 2,538 own cites 8× in case

#11 United States v. Michael E. Gaudin (1994) ca9 160 own cites 16× in case

#12 United States v. Mary Rose Oakar and Joseph Demio (1997) cadc 89 own cites 20× in case

#13 United States v. Tomeny (1998) ca11 31 own cites 32× in case

#14 Travis v. United States (1961) scotus 216 own cites 13× in case

#15 Killian v. United States (1962) scotus 267 own cites 12× in case

#16 United States v. Manning (2008) ca10 40 own cites 26× in case

#17 United States v. Charles C. Diggs, Jr. (1980) cadc 75 own cites 19× in case

#18 Hubbard v. United States (1995) scotus 231 own cites 12× in case

#19 United States v. Alan Herbert Abrahams, A/K/A James A. Carr (1979) ca5 42 own cites 22× in case

#20 United States v. Usama Sadik Ahmed Abdel Whab (2004) ca2 108 own cites 14× 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.