Statute treatment: 20 U.S.C. § 1082

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 285 citation events across 160 distinct cases.

285citations total

160distinct interpreting cases

60distinct courts

54citations in last 5y

1979–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Chae v. SLM Corp. (2010) ca9 98 own cites 7× in case

#2 Parks School of Business, Inc., Dba Parks College, a New Mexico Corporation v. Fife Symington Roy A. Nicholson Sally Hein (1995) ca9 862 own cites 3× in case

#3 Bryana Bible v. United Student Aid Funds, Inc. (2015) ca7 251 own cites 4× in case

#4 Jackson v. Culinary School of Washington (1992) dcd 32 own cites 10× in case

#5 April Brannan v. United Student Aid Funds, Inc. (1996) ca9 70 own cites 6× in case

#6 Timothy A. McCulloch v. PNC Bank, Inc. (2002) ca11 88 own cites 5× in case

#7 American Association of Cosmetology Schools v. Richard W. Riley, Secretary of Education (1999) ca9 18 own cites 8× in case

#8 Student Loan Servicing Alliance v. Dist. of Columbia (2018) cadc 16 own cites 7× in case

#9 Rowe v. Educational Credit Management Corp. (2009) ca9 171 own cites 2× in case

#10 Graham v. Security Savings & Loan (1989) innd 32 own cites 4× in case

#11 Kort v. Diversified Collection Services, Inc. (2005) ca7 132 own cites 2× in case

#12 Tipton v. Secretary of Education of the United States (1991) wvsd 21 own cites 4× in case

#13 Mashiri v. Department of Education (2013) ca9 34 own cites 3× in case

#14 St. Mary of the Plains v. Higher Ed. Loan Program (1989) ksd 13 own cites 4× in case

#15 Cliff v. Payco General American Credits, Inc. (2004) ca11 149 own cites 1× in case

#16 Bartels v. Alabama Commercial College, Inc. (1995) gasd 10 own cites 4× in case

#17 Calise Beauty School, Inc. v. Riley (1996) nysd 13 own cites 3× in case

#18 Department of Education v. Brown (2023) scotus 75 own cites 1× in case

#19 Davies v. Sallie Mae, Inc. (2008) calctapp 20 own cites 2× in case

#20 SEC v. Jarkesy (2024) scotus 68 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.