Statute treatment: 18 U. S. C. § 2386

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 19 citation events across 11 distinct cases.

19citations total

11distinct interpreting cases

6distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1951–2019year range

Top 10 leading cases

#1 Communist Party of United States v. Subversive Activities Control Bd. (1961) scotus 479 own cites 4× in case

#2 Dennis v. United States (1951) scotus 1,222 own cites 2× in case

#3 United States v. Wells (1997) scotus 558 own cites 2× in case

#4 Pennsylvania v. Nelson (1956) scotus 310 own cites 2× in case

#5 United States v. Barker (1975) cadc 279 own cites 1× in case

#6 Communist Party of the United States of America v. Subversive Activities Control Board (1955) cadc 44 own cites 2× in case

#7 United States v. Michael E. Gaudin (1994) ca9 160 own cites 1× in case

#8 Socialist Workers Party v. Attorney General of United States (1986) nysd 32 own cites 2× in case

#9 cluster 326888 (1975) cadc 7 own cites 1× in case

#10 Paton v. LaPrade (1979) njd 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.