Statute treatment: 18 U.S.C.A. § 242

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 146 citation events across 78 distinct cases.

146citations total

78distinct interpreting cases

28distinct courts

1citations in last 5y

1936–2023year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 United States v. Michael Robert Perkins (2006) ca4 179 own cites 12× in case

#2 Whittington v. Johnston (1953) ca5 52 own cites 7× in case

#3 United States v. Terry Wayne Denson, Stephen Orlando and Joseph James Janish, Defendants- in Re United States of America (1979) ca5 42 own cites 7× in case

#4 United States v. Lawrence W. Kerley (1981) ca5 47 own cites 6× in case

#5 Katie Ruth Anderson v. J. J. Nosser, James Bradley v. J. J. Nosser (1972) ca5 127 own cites 2× in case

#6 Baldwin v. Morgan (1958) ca5 60 own cites 7× in case

#7 James Sharp, Jr. v. Mrs. May Lucky, Registrar of Voters, Ouachita Parish (1958) ca5 23 own cites 4× in case

#8 United States v. Stephanie Mohr (2003) ca4 78 own cites 2× in case

#9 Valle v. Stengel (1949) ca3 76 own cites 2× in case

#10 Bruce Baines v. City of Danville, Virginia, Hildreth G. McGhee v. City of Danville, Virginia (1966) ca4 31 own cites 3× in case

#11 United States v. Matias Delerme, Jr. (1972) ca3 65 own cites 2× in case

#12 United States v. David W. Lanier (1996) ca6 64 own cites 2× in case

#13 Adolph G. Hoffman v. C. H. Halden, Dr. Donald E. Wair, Dr. G. F. Keller and Dr. F. Sydney Hansen (1959) ca9 347 own cites 1× in case

#14 United States v. Ross R. Barnett and Paul B. Johnson, Jr (1963) ca5 28 own cites 3× in case

#15 Holt v. Sarver (1970) ared 230 own cites 1× in case

#16 Hattie Brazier v. W. B. Cherry (1961) ca5 226 own cites 1× in case

#17 James G. Clark, Jr., Sheriff of Dallas County, Alabama v. Amelia P. Boynton (1966) ca5 40 own cites 2× in case

#18 Claudine Hall v. Sylvia Garson (1970) ca5 173 own cites 1× in case

#19 2 Fair empl.prac.cas. 356, 2 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 10,166 Pete Gomez v. Florida State Employment Service (1969) ca5 148 own cites 1× in case

#20 United States v. John Q. Wood (1961) ca5 139 own cites 1× 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.