Statute treatment: 18 U.S.C. § 1331

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 130 citation events across 123 distinct cases.

130citations total

123distinct interpreting cases

50distinct courts

64citations in last 5y

1972–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Prudential-Bache Securities, Inc., William Erik Byrne and Don Robbins v. James Forrest Fitch and Marion T. Fitch (1993) ca5 42 own cites 2× in case

#2 Tom Everett v. Verizon Wireless, Inc., Dobson Cellular Systems, Inc. (2006) ca6 121 own cites 1× in case

#3 Coal. for Competitive Elec., Dynergy Inc. v. Zibelman (2018) ca2 71 own cites 1× in case

#4 Richard Pressl v. Appalachian Power Company (2016) ca4 46 own cites 1× in case

#5 Vallies v. Sky Bank (2009) ca3 28 own cites 1× in case

#6 Payne v. Mertens (1972) cand 17 own cites 1× in case

#7 Molina v. Aurora Loan Services, LLC (2015) ca11 17 own cites 1× in case

#8 United States v. Paul Skulsky, and Marc Pozner, Appeal of Paul Skulsky, in No. 85-5123. Appeal of Marc Pozner, in No. 85-5124 (1986) ca3 14 own cites 1× in case

#9 Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Assoc., Inc. v. C.R. England, Inc. (2007) utd 13 own cites 1× in case

#10 Miles v. Kilgore (1996) alnd 11 own cites 1× in case

#11 Studebaker-Worthington Leasing Corp. v. Michael Rachlin & Co. (2004) nyed 10 own cites 1× in case

#12 Robert F. Carlson John Morack v. United Academics-Aaup/aft/apea Afl-Cio (2001) ca9 10 own cites 1× in case

#13 M. Sobel, Inc. v. Weinstein (In Re Weinstein) (1999) nyeb 9 own cites 1× in case

#14 Brandywine Affiliate, NCCEA/DSEA v. Board of Education of Brandywine School District (1983) ded 8 own cites 1× in case

#15 Comsys, Inc. v. City of Kenosha Wisconsin (2016) wied 8 own cites 1× in case

#16 McCann v. Silva (1978) nhd 8 own cites 1× in case

#17 Laura Ellen Lewis v. Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker, LLC (2014) ca11 3 own cites 2× in case

#18 Blumenthal v. Trump (2018) cadc 6 own cites 1× in case

#19 Roe v. Little Co. of Mary Hospital (1992) ilnd 6 own cites 1× in case

#20 Matter of Application to Quash Grand Jury Subpoena (1981) mdd 4 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.