Statute treatment: 18 U.S.C. § 3144

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 359 citation events across 109 distinct cases.

359citations total

109distinct interpreting cases

36distinct courts

7citations in last 5y

1965–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 United States v. Osama Awadallah (2003) ca2 149 own cites 45× in case

#2 Al-Kidd v. Ashcroft (2009) ca9 209 own cites 11× in case

#3 Rumsfeld v. Padilla (2004) scotus 2,889 own cites 4× in case

#4 J. Jesus Faustino Aguilar-Ayala v. Cecilio Ruiz, Etc. (1992) ca5 47 own cites 10× in case

#5 Sibron v. New York (1968) scotus 4,313 own cites 2× in case

#6 Higazy v. Templeton (2007) ca2 291 own cites 4× in case

#7 Ashcroft v. al-Kidd (2011) scotus 23 own cites 11× in case

#8 United States v. Miguel Rosa-Ortiz (2003) ca1 27 own cites 10× in case

#9 Ashcroft v. al-Kidd (2011) scotus 1,718 own cites 5× in case

#10 United States v. Matus-Zayas (2011) ca9 28 own cites 8× in case

#11 United States v. Awadallah (2002) nysd 25 own cites 7× in case

#12 United States v. Abdullahi Farah (2014) ca6 9 own cites 14× in case

#13 United States v. Darnell Hayes (2000) ca9 27 own cites 6× in case

#14 In the Matter of Justin Alexander Marshall Justin Alexander Marshall v. State of Iowa (2011) iowa 20 own cites 7× in case

#15 In Re the United States for a Material Witness Warrant (2002) nysd 15 own cites 7× in case

#16 United States v. Osama Awadallah (2006) ca2 104 own cites 2× in case

#17 United States v. Humberto Rivera (1988) ca4 25 own cites 4× in case

#18 United States v. Valentin Eufracio-Torres (1989) ca10 42 own cites 3× in case

#19 Padilla Ex Rel. Newman v. Bush (2002) nysd 39 own cites 3× in case

#20 Bossin v. Towber (1995) texapp 57 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.