Statute treatment: 22 U.S.C. § 618

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 103 citation events across 47 distinct cases.

103citations total

47distinct interpreting cases

20distinct courts

28citations in last 5y

1962–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 United States v. John Peter McGoff (1987) cadc 67 own cites 14× in case

#2 Manual Enterprises, Inc. v. Day (1962) scotus 364 own cites 2× in case

#3 United States v. Robert Morales, Sr. (1993) ca9 50 own cites 2× in case

#4 United States v. Michael E. Gaudin (1994) ca9 160 own cites 1× in case

#5 Attorney General of the United States v. Irish Northern Aid Committee (1981) nysd 15 own cites 3× in case

#6 Attorney General of the United States of America v. The Irish People, Inc. (1982) cadc 108 own cites 1× in case

#7 United States v. Bijan Rafiekian (2023) ca4 11 own cites 3× in case

#8 United States v. Manafort (2018) cadc 5 own cites 5× in case

#9 WADUD (1984) bia 52 own cites 1× in case

#10 Committee for a Free Namibia v. South West Africa People's Organization (1982) dcd 6 own cites 4× in case

#11 Attorney General v. Irish Northern Aid Committee (1972) nysd 12 own cites 2× in case

#12 Michele Amoruso E Figli v. Fisheries Development Corp. (1980) nysd 25 own cites 1× in case

#13 United States v. Manafort (2018) vaed 7 own cites 2× in case

#14 United States v. Bijan Rafiekian (2021) ca4 17 own cites 1× in case

#15 United States v. Beard (1989) insd 10 own cites 1× in case

#16 Robert F. Kennedy, Attorney General of the United States v. Victor Rabinowitz and Leonard B. Boudin (1963) cadc 10 own cites 1× in case

#17 United States v. Victor Tavarez-Levario (2015) ca5 9 own cites 1× in case

#18 United States v. Del Percio (1989) ca6 9 own cites 1× in case

#19 Attorney General of United States v. Irish People, Inc. (1980) dcd 7 own cites 1× in case

#20 United States v. Manafort (2018) cadc 2 own cites 3× 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.