25 U.S.C. § 1903 — Statute Treatment

Statute treatment: 25 U.S.C. § 1903

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 3,319 citation events across 1,782 distinct cases.
3,319citations total
1,782distinct interpreting cases
89distinct courts
1,401citations in last 5y
1980–2025year range
Top 20 leading cases
#1 People v. W.B. (2012) cal 176 own cites 14× in case
#2 Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. Holyfield (1989) scotus 1,382 own cites 6× in case
#3 R.B. v. C.W. (2016) wash 51 own cites 18× in case
#4 In the Matter of Adoption of Cd (2008) nd 16 own cites 30× in case
#5 Sacramento County Department of Health & Human Services v. Joseph A. (2016) cal 112 own cites 8× in case
#6 In Re the Guardianship of Q.G.M. (1991) okla 49 own cites 10× in case
#7 People ex rel. N.G. (2012) coloctapp 1,224 own cites 3× in case
#8 Jude M. v. State, Department of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's Services (2017) alaska 37 own cites 10× in case
#9 Adoption B.B. v. R.K.B. (2017) utah 45 own cites 9× in case
#10 Matter of Adoption of a Child of Indian Heritage (1988) nj 98 own cites 6× in case
#11 In re the Welfare of L.N.B.-L. (2010) washctapp 50 own cites 8× in case
#12 Matter of Adoption of Riffle (1996) mont 36 own cites 9× in case
#13 Santa Clara County Department of Family & Children's Services v. C.K. (2010) calctapp 192 own cites 4× in case
#14 In the Matter of Adoption of Crews (1991) washctapp 15 own cites 14× in case
#15 Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl (2013) scotus 158 own cites 4× in case
#16 In Re Marinna J. (2001) calctapp 129 own cites 4× in case
#17 Dennis H. v. Michael S. (1991) calctapp 30 own cites 8× in case
#18 In Re Interest of JLM (1990) neb 37 own cites 7× in case
#19 In Re SBR (1986) washctapp 35 own cites 7× in case
#20 Jon S. v. State, Department of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's Services (2009) alaska 104 own cites 4× 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.