Statute treatment: 20 C.F.R. § 656

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 25 citation events across 19 distinct cases.

25citations total

19distinct interpreting cases

13distinct courts

1citations in last 5y

1977–2022year range

Top 18 leading cases

#1 Nazario Castaneda-Gonzalez v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1977) cadc 71 own cites 2× in case

#2 Samuel G. Kooritzky v. Robert B. Reich, Secretary of Labor (1994) cadc 45 own cites 2× in case

#3 Tongatapu Woodcraft Hawaii, Ltd. v. Sam I. Feldman, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service (1984) ca9 88 own cites 1× in case

#4 Eric G. Hall and Hall Enterprises, Inc. v. Ann D. McLaughlin Secretary of Labor (1989) cadc 55 own cites 1× in case

#5 Sunil Lotus Aiyadurai v. Immigration and Naturalization Service and Gerald L. Coyle, District Director of Immigration and Naturalization Service (1982) ca8 27 own cites 1× in case

#6 Outdoor Amusement Business v. Dept of Homeland Security (2020) ca4 15 own cites 1× in case

#7 Gladysz v. Donovan (1984) ilnd 5 own cites 2× in case

#8 Industrial Holographics, Inc. v. Donovan (1983) ca7 12 own cites 2× in case

#9 Production Tool Corp. v. Employment & Training Administration (1982) ca7 7 own cites 3× in case

#10 KCP Food Co., Inc. v. Sava (1985) nysd 7 own cites 1× in case

#11 NEW YORK STATE DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION (1998) bia 4 own cites 1× in case

#12 Posadas De Puerto Rico Associates, Inc. v. Secretary of Labor of the United States (1988) prd 3 own cites 1× in case

#13 Oriental Rug Importers, Ltd. v. Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor and Jack R. Goodwin (1982) ca6 3 own cites 1× in case

#14 Trimble House Corp. v. Marshall (1980) gand 2 own cites 1× in case

#15 Hassanali v. Attorney General (1984) dcd 2 own cites 1× in case

#16 Ross v. Marshall (1981) ca2 3 own cites 1× in case

#17 Sieminski v. Donovan (1984) ilnd 1 own cites 1× in case

#18 Warmtex Enterprises v. Lynn Martin, Secretary of Labor (1992) ca9 1 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.