Statute treatment: 19 U.S.C. § 1604

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 76 citation events across 60 distinct cases.

76citations total

60distinct interpreting cases

36distinct courts

1citations in last 5y

1938–2022year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 United States v. Eight Thousand Eight Hundred & Fifty Dollars (1983) scotus 552 own cites 2× in case

#2 Marshall Leasing, Inc., a Washington Corporation v. United States of America, United States Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration (1990) ca9 81 own cites 3× in case

#3 States Marine Lines, Inc. v. George P. Shultz, Secretary of the Treasury (1974) ca4 103 own cites 2× in case

#4 People v. One 1998 GMC (2011) ill 77 own cites 2× in case

#5 Ruby Nnadi v. Robert Richter, District Director, United States Customs Service (1992) ca11 35 own cites 2× in case

#6 Gerardo Serrano v. U.S. Customs and Border (2020) ca5 123 own cites 1× in case

#7 United States v. One (1) Douglas A-26B Aircraft (1977) gasd 17 own cites 2× in case

#8 People v. ONE 1998 GMC (2011) ill 16 own cites 2× in case

#9 United States v. Forty-Five Thousand Nine Hundred Forty Dollars ($45,940) in United States Currency (Terry C. McKay Claimant) (1984) ca2 45 own cites 1× in case

#10 United States v. I. Marco L. Laurenti, E. Giorgio L. Laurenti, Lindar Manufacturing Corp., Rockhill Cutlery Ltd., Rockwell Co. (1978) ca2 8 own cites 3× in case

#11 People v. Four Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty Dollars (2011) illappct 13 own cites 2× in case

#12 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Appellant, v. GILBARCO, INC., Appellee (1980) ca4 40 own cites 1× in case

#13 Crocker v. United States (1997) uscfc 35 own cites 1× in case

#14 United States v. 392 Copies of a Magazine Entitled \Exclusive\"" (1966) mdd 35 own cites 1× in case

#15 State v. One Black 1989 Cadillac VIN 1G6DW51Y8KR722027 (1994) nd 31 own cites 1× in case

#16 United States v. a Quantity of Gold Jewelry (1974) cacd 24 own cites 1× in case

#17 United States v. Ronald Monroe Fields. United States of America v. Dolores Melba Butler (1970) ca3 20 own cites 1× in case

#18 United States v. Eight (8) Rhodesian Stone Statues (1978) cacd 20 own cites 1× in case

#19 Boston v. Stephens (1975) ohsd 18 own cites 1× in case

#20 State v. Allard (1973) me 18 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.