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18 U.S.C. § 922 — Statute Treatment
Statute treatment: 18 U.S.C. § 922
Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from
70,503
citation events across 39,691 distinct cases.
70,503citations total
39,691distinct interpreting cases
237distinct courts
14,261citations in last 5y
71–2026year range
⚠ Struck down — in at least one decision
(90 decisions, 1995–2025)
United States v. Eric Holston (2003):
“…tion" data-id="9433130"> Lopez , the Supreme Court struck down the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 (“GFSZA”), 18 U.S.C. § 922 (q)(l)(A) (1988 ed., Supp. V), which criminalized the knowing possession of a firearm within a school zone. <span cla”
United States v. Bush (2002):
“…5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. struck down 18 U.S.C. § 922 (q), which criminalized possession of a firearm while…”
United States v. Jimenez (2001):
“…Court’s decisions in Lopez and Morrison illustrate that many federal prosecutions under the latter category – effect on interstate commerce – may be suspect. In Lopez, the Court struck down as unconstitutional the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990, 18 U.S.C. …”
United States v. Kovach (2000):
“…tion" data-id="9433130"> Lopez , the Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional the Gun Free School Zones Act (GFSZA), 18 U.S.C. § 922 (q)(l)(a), a statute which forbade “ ‘any individual knowingly to possess a firearm at a place [he] kn[ew]”
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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.
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