Statute treatment: 18 U.S.C. § 3595

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 250 citation events across 108 distinct cases.

250citations total

108distinct interpreting cases

32distinct courts

17citations in last 5y

1989–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 United States v. Billie Jerome Allen, United States of America v. Norris G. Holder (2001) ca8 181 own cites 6× in case

#2 United States v. David Runyon (2013) ca4 84 own cites 8× in case

#3 United States v. Gabrion (2011) ca6 30 own cites 12× in case

#4 United States v. Fields (2007) ca5 339 own cites 4× in case

#5 United States v. Daryl Lawrence (2013) ca6 100 own cites 5× in case

#6 United States v. Fell (2008) ca2 92 own cites 5× in case

#7 United States v. Louis Jones (1998) ca5 145 own cites 4× in case

#8 Jones v. United States (1999) scotus 980 own cites 2× in case

#9 United States v. Aquilia Marcivicci Barnette (2004) ca4 27 own cites 8× in case

#10 United States v. Whitten (2010) ca2 97 own cites 4× in case

#11 United States v. Nguyen (1996) ksd 59 own cites 5× in case

#12 United States v. Cooper (2000) dcd 40 own cites 6× in case

#13 United States v. Aquilia Marcivicci Barnette, United States of America v. Aquilia Marcivicci Barnette (2000) ca4 138 own cites 3× in case

#14 United States v. Wesley Ira Purkey (2005) ca8 103 own cites 3× in case

#15 United States v. Lighty (2010) ca4 257 own cites 2× in case

#16 BP p.l.c. v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore (2021) scotus 245 own cites 2× in case

#17 United States v. Orlando Cordia Hall, Also Known as Lan (1998) ca5 177 own cites 2× in case

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

#19 United States v. Daniel Lewis Lee, Also Known as Daniel Lewis Graham, Also Known as D L Graham, Also Known as Danny Lee (2004) ca8 137 own cites 2× in case

#20 United States v. Aquart (2018) ca2 51 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.