Statute treatment: 25 U.S.C. § 175

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 164 citation events across 70 distinct cases.

164citations total

70distinct interpreting cases

27distinct courts

85citations in last 5y

1953–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Gila River Indian Community v. Henningson, Durham & Richardson, a Nebraska Corporation, and Ranier Construction Company, Inc., an Arizona Corporation (1980) ca9 71 own cites 6× in case

#2 Shoshone-Bannock Tribes v. Janet Reno, Attorney General of the United States (1995) cadc 131 own cites 4× in case

#3 Hopi Tribe v. United States (2002) uscfc 32 own cites 6× in case

#4 Nancy S. Bradshaw, Individually and on Behalf of Others Similarly Situated v. Zoological Society of San Diego (1981) ca9 182 own cites 2× in case

#5 Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Indians v. Rogers C. B. Morton, Secretary of the Interior (1974) cadc 35 own cites 3× in case

#6 Robinson v. New Jersey Mercer County Vicinage-Family Division (2013) ca3 24 own cites 3× in case

#7 Earl Jason Lariscey v. The United States (1988) cafc 45 own cites 2× in case

#8 United States v. State of Washington (1978) wawd 45 own cites 2× in case

#9 Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community v. Arizona Sand & Rock Co. (1972) azd 13 own cites 4× in case

#10 Siniscal v. United States United States v. Siniscal (1953) ca9 38 own cites 2× in case

#11 United States v. City of Tacoma, Washington (2003) ca9 175 own cites 1× in case

#12 In Re the General Adjudication of All Rights to Use Water in the Gila River System & Source (2006) ariz 67 own cites 1× in case

#13 Fort Mojave Indian Tribe v. United States (1991) cc 15 own cites 2× in case

#14 Hernandez v. United States (2010) uscfc 41 own cites 1× in case

#15 United States v. Washington (1978) wawd 79 own cites 2× in case

#16 Joint Tribal Council of the Passamaquoddy Tribe v. Morton (1975) med 32 own cites 1× in case

#17 Navajo Nation v. San Juan County (2019) ca10 23 own cites 1× in case

#18 Rincon Band of Mission Indians, La Jolla Band of Mission Indians v. Escondido Mutual Water Company (1972) ca9 18 own cites 1× in case

#19 United States v. Gila River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, Gila River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community v. United States (1968) ca9 17 own cites 1× in case

#20 Chemehuevi Indian Tribe v. Wilson (1997) cand 4 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.