Statute treatment: 23 C.F.R. § 771

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 43 citation events across 35 distinct cases.

43citations total

35distinct interpreting cases

25distinct courts

1citations in last 5y

1979–2024year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Citizens Committee Against Interstate Route 675 v. Lewis (1982) ohsd 26 own cites 3× in case

#2 Coalition on Sensible Transportation, Inc. v. Elizabeth Dole (1987) cadc 151 own cites 1× in case

#3 Sierra Club v. John O. Marsh, Jr. (1985) ca1 106 own cites 1× in case

#4 Coalition on Sensible Transportation Inc. v. Dole (1986) dcd 26 own cites 2× in case

#5 City of Alexandria, Virginia,appellees v. Rodney E. Slater, Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation,appellants (1999) cadc 91 own cites 1× in case

#6 City of South Pasadena v. Slater (1999) cacd 20 own cites 2× in case

#7 Conservation Law Foundation v. Federal Highway Administration (1994) ca1 43 own cites 1× in case

#8 National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States v. Elizabeth H. Dole (1987) cadc 43 own cites 1× in case

#9 North Idaho Community Action Network v. United States Department of Transportation (2008) ca9 69 own cites 2× in case

#10 Southwest Williamson County Community Ass'n v. Slater (1997) tnmd 7 own cites 3× in case

#11 Stop H-3 Ass'n v. Lewis (1982) hid 26 own cites 1× in case

#12 Citizens for Balanced Environment and Transportation, Inc., Plaintiffs v. John A. Volpe (1981) ca2 20 own cites 1× in case

#13 Pennsylvania Protect Our Water & Environmental Resources, Inc. v. Appalachian Regional Commission (1982) pamd 7 own cites 2× in case

#14 Mullin v. Skinner (1990) nced 12 own cites 1× in case

#15 National Wildlife Federation v. Lewis (1981) ctd 10 own cites 1× in case

#16 Cobble Hill Ass'n v. Adams (1979) nyed 10 own cites 1× in case

#17 Northern Crawfish Frog v. Federal Highway Administration (1994) ksd 9 own cites 1× in case

#18 National Wildlife Federation v. Goldschmidt (1980) ctd 8 own cites 1× in case

#19 Western North Carolina Alliance v. North Carolina Department of Transportation (2003) nced 7 own cites 1× in case

#20 Bennett v. Taylor (1980) lamd 6 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.