Statute treatment: 18 U.S.C. § 4248

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 739 citation events across 227 distinct cases.

739citations total

227distinct interpreting cases

42distinct courts

49citations in last 5y

1954–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 United States v. Comstock (2010) scotus 251 own cites 12× in case

#2 United States v. William Welsh (2018) ca4 63 own cites 19× in case

#3 United States v. Volungus (2010) ca1 214 own cites 8× in case

#4 United States v. Edgar Searcy (2018) ca4 16 own cites 25× in case

#5 Timms v. Johns (2010) ca4 151 own cites 6× in case

#6 United States v. Shields (2007) mad 29 own cites 13× in case

#7 United States v. Broncheau (2011) ca4 25 own cites 14× in case

#8 United States v. Marc Turner (2012) ca9 14 own cites 20× in case

#9 United States v. Sean Francis (2012) ca4 30 own cites 12× in case

#10 United States v. Jose De La Luz Perez (2014) ca4 21 own cites 14× in case

#11 United States v. Comstock (2007) nced 33 own cites 10× in case

#12 United States v. Hall (2012) ca4 111 own cites 5× in case

#13 United States v. Thomas Blackledge (2014) ca4 25 own cites 10× in case

#14 United States v. Broncheau (2010) nced 9 own cites 19× in case

#15 United States v. Thomas Heyer (2014) ca4 33 own cites 8× in case

#16 United States v. Joshua (2010) ca4 32 own cites 8× in case

#17 Florida Ex Rel. Attorney General v. United States Department of Health & Human Services (2011) ca11 53 own cites 6× in case

#18 United States v. Carta (2010) ca1 47 own cites 6× in case

#19 United States v. Sean Wayda (2020) ca4 11 own cites 14× in case

#20 United States v. Frederick Springer (2013) ca4 53 own cites 5× 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.