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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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]”
Detected from opinion text; may reflect a subsection, an as-applied ruling, or a holding later reversed — read the citing decisions.
Top 20 leading cases
#1 United States v. James Palmieri (1994) ca3 44 own cites 68× in case
#2 United States v. Nathan Wall (95-5007) and Donald Wall (95-5008) (1996) ca6 63 own cites 56× in case
#3 United States v. Juan Castillo-Rivera (2017) ca5 58 own cites 58× in case
#4 Daniel Binderup v. Attorney General United States (2016) ca3 138 own cites 32× in case
#5 United States v. James P. Craven (1973) ca6 307 own cites 22× in case
#6 United States v. Gary Hancock (2000) ca9 80 own cites 37× in case
#7 United States v. Chester (2010) ca4 285 own cites 22× in case
#8 United States v. Raymond Rybar, Jr. (1996) ca3 88 own cites 31× in case
#9 United States v. Balde (2019) ca2 111 own cites 28× in case
#10 S. Wilson v. Loretta E. Lynch (2016) ca9 72 own cites 31× in case
#11 National Rifle Ass'n of America, Inc. v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives (2012) ca5 213 own cites 18× in case
#12 United States v. Richard Langley (1995) ca4 273 own cites 16× in case
#13 United States v. Walter David Tallmadge (1987) ca9 104 own cites 22× in case
#14 United States v. Eddie Lipscomb (2010) ca5 30 own cites 39× in case
#15 United States v. McCane (2009) ca10 207 own cites 16× in case
#16 United States v. Armstead (1997) ca5 88 own cites 21× in case
#17 Bryan Range v. Attorney General United States (2023) ca3 151 own cites 16× in case
#18 Rehaif v. United States (2019) scotus 1,943 own cites 7× in case
#19 T & M JEWELRY, INC. v. Hicks Ex Rel. Hicks (2006) ky 43 own cites 28× in case
#20 United States v. Meade (1999) ca1 163 own cites 15× 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.