Statute treatment: 18 U.S.C. § 2261

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 464 citation events across 235 distinct cases.

464citations total

235distinct interpreting cases

61distinct courts

103citations in last 5y

1996–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 United States v. Thomas Faulls, Sr. (2016) ca4 344 own cites 6× in case

#2 United States v. Aquilia Marcivicci Barnette, United States of America v. Aquilia Marcivicci Barnette (2000) ca4 138 own cites 8× in case

#3 United States v. Derek Duane Page (1999) ca6 27 own cites 11× in case

#4 United States v. Gould (2009) ca4 167 own cites 4× in case

#5 United States v. Gluzman (1997) nysd 13 own cites 13× in case

#6 United States v. Amy Gonzalez (2018) ca3 107 own cites 4× in case

#7 United States v. Christopher J. Bailey (1997) ca4 53 own cites 5× in case

#8 United States v. Charles Wesley Helem (1999) ca4 37 own cites 6× in case

#9 United States v. Derek Duane Page (1998) ca6 5 own cites 22× in case

#10 United States v. Lankford (1999) ca5 113 own cites 3× in case

#11 United States v. Barnette (2011) ca4 56 own cites 4× in case

#12 United States v. Frank (1998) nysd 56 own cites 3× in case

#13 United States v. Castleman (2014) scotus 627 own cites 1× in case

#14 United States v. Donald Lynn Baggett (2003) ca6 39 own cites 3× in case

#15 United States v. Donald Lynn Baggett (2001) ca6 36 own cites 3× in case

#16 United States v. Pierce S. Han (2000) ca2 80 own cites 2× in case

#17 United States v. Christopher Osinger (2014) ca9 69 own cites 2× in case

#18 Florida Ex Rel. Attorney General v. United States Department of Health & Human Services (2011) ca11 53 own cites 2× in case

#19 United States v. Bredimus (2003) ca5 52 own cites 2× in case

#20 United States v. Rentz (2015) ca10 50 own cites 2× 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.