Statute treatment: 23 C.F.R. § 771.135

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 183 citation events across 60 distinct cases.

183citations total

60distinct interpreting cases

33distinct courts

5citations in last 5y

1982–2024year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Valley Community Preservation Commission v. Mineta (2004) ca10 31 own cites 6× in case

#2 Audubon Naturalist Society of the Central Atlantic States, Inc. v. United States Department of Transportation (2007) mdd 33 own cites 5× in case

#3 Corridor H Alternatives, Inc. v. Slater (1999) cadc 26 own cites 5× in case

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

#5 City of South Pasadena v. Slater (1999) cacd 20 own cites 5× in case

#6 Save Our Heritage, Inc. v. Federal Aviation Administration (2001) ca1 80 own cites 2× in case

#7 Northern Crawfish Frog v. Federal Highway Administration (1994) ksd 9 own cites 7× in case

#8 Preservation Coalition of Erie County v. Federal Transit Administration (2000) nywd 10 own cites 6× in case

#9 Corridor H Alternatives, Inc. v. Slater (1997) dcd 8 own cites 7× in case

#10 North Idaho Community Action Network v. United States Department of Transportation (2008) ca9 69 own cites 4× in case

#11 Florida Keys Citizens Coalition, Inc. v. United States Army Corps of Engineers (2005) flsd 15 own cites 3× in case

#12 Geer v. Federal Highway Administration (1997) mad 6 own cites 6× in case

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

#14 Stewart Park and Reserve Coalition Inc. v. Slater (2005) nynd 6 own cites 5× in case

#15 Camicia v. Howard S. Wright Construction Co. (2014) wash 63 own cites 1× in case

#16 Neighborhood Ass'n of the Back Bay v. Federal Transit Administration (2005) mad 3 own cites 9× in case

#17 Sierra Club v. United States Department of Transportation (1987) cand 4 own cites 5× in case

#18 Piedmont Environmental Council v. United States Department of Transportation (2001) vawd 18 own cites 4× in case

#19 Hatmaker v. Georgia Department of Transportation Ex Rel. Shackelford (1995) gamd 3 own cites 6× in case

#20 Stop H-3 Ass'n v. Lewis (1982) hid 26 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.