Statute treatment: 18 U.S.C. § 2241-2248

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 18 citation events across 16 distinct cases.

18citations total

16distinct interpreting cases

9distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1996–2018year range

Top 14 leading cases

#1 United States v. Edward Sullivan (2015) ca9 91 own cites 2× in case

#2 United States v. Rafael Baron-Medina (1999) ca9 232 own cites 1× in case

#3 Foretich, Doris v. United States (2003) cadc 121 own cites 1× in case

#4 United States v. Baker (2002) armfor 26 own cites 2× in case

#5 United States v. Juan Vidal-Mendoza (2013) ca9 65 own cites 1× in case

#6 United States v. Durham (2018) ca10 51 own cites 1× in case

#7 United States v. James Frederic Childress (1996) ca4 41 own cites 1× in case

#8 United States v. John (2002) ca5 34 own cites 1× in case

#9 Julie Ann Blind-Doan v. Bron Sanders, Officer (2002) ca9 17 own cites 1× in case

#10 United States v. Lockhart (2014) ca2 16 own cites 1× in case

#11 United States v. Tom (2009) ca8 14 own cites 1× in case

#12 United States v. Edward Sullivan (2014) ca9 11 own cites 1× in case

#13 United States v. Schuler (1997) nmcca 3 own cites 1× in case

#14 United States v. Vail (2004) ca9 3 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.