Statute treatment: 18 U.S.C. § 2241

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 2,678 citation events across 1,309 distinct cases.

2,678citations total

1,309distinct interpreting cases

111distinct courts

433citations in last 5y

1969–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 United States v. King (2010) ca3 71 own cites 14× in case

#2 United States v. Grady William Powers (1995) ca4 224 own cites 8× in case

#3 United States v. Brenton-Farley (2010) ca11 217 own cites 8× in case

#4 United States v. Cerno (2008) ca10 54 own cites 12× in case

#5 United States v. Thomas Reid Decarlo (2006) ca6 71 own cites 9× in case

#6 United States v. Manuel Jesus Torres (1991) ca9 68 own cites 9× in case

#7 United States v. Jdt, Juvenile Male (2014) ca9 17 own cites 19× in case

#8 United States v. Malek al-Maliki (2015) ca6 136 own cites 6× in case

#9 United States v. Lavont Flanders, Jr. (2014) ca11 112 own cites 6× in case

#10 United States v. Herbert James Eagle Thunder, United States of America v. Hobart William Garneaux (1990) ca8 52 own cites 8× in case

#11 United States of America, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Edward F. Balfany, Appellant/cross-Appellee (1992) ca8 90 own cites 6× in case

#12 United States v. Irey (2010) ca11 1,888 own cites 2× in case

#13 United States v. James Bruguier (2013) ca8 41 own cites 8× in case

#14 United States v. Albert J. Kappell (2005) ca6 53 own cites 7× in case

#15 United States v. Clifton S. Corey (2000) ca9 52 own cites 7× in case

#16 United States v. Wallace D. Archdale, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit (2000) ca9 99 own cites 5× in case

#17 United States v. Johnny Etimani, United States of America v. Johnny Etimani (2003) ca9 21 own cites 11× in case

#18 United States v. William Dahl (2016) ca3 47 own cites 7× in case

#19 Timothy Duane Arcoren v. United States (1991) ca8 158 own cites 4× in case

#20 United States v. Thomas Faulls, Sr. (2016) ca4 344 own cites 3× 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.