25 U.S.C. § 1913 — Statute Treatment

Statute treatment: 25 U.S.C. § 1913

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 202 citation events across 88 distinct cases.
202citations total
88distinct interpreting cases
39distinct courts
18citations in last 5y
1982–2025year range
Top 20 leading cases
#1 Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. Holyfield (1989) scotus 1,382 own cites 8× in case
#2 James R. v. Cindy R. (1996) calctapp 67 own cites 5× in case
#3 In Re the Adoption of T.N.F. (1989) alaska 62 own cites 5× in case
#4 In Re Welfare of MG (2009) washctapp 22 own cites 8× in case
#5 Matter of Adoption of Halloway (1986) utah 114 own cites 3× in case
#6 In re the Welfare of M.G. (2009) washctapp 17 own cites 8× in case
#7 In the Matter of Adoption of Crews (1991) washctapp 15 own cites 8× in case
#8 Adoption B.B. v. R.K.B. (2017) utah 45 own cites 4× in case
#9 Matter of Baby Boy Doe (1995) idaho 39 own cites 4× in case
#10 Doe v. Mann (2005) ca9 138 own cites 2× in case
#11 Matter of Adoption of a Child of Indian Heritage (1988) nj 98 own cites 2× in case
#12 cluster 782253 (2003) ca9 332 own cites 1× in case
#13 Nielson v. Ketchum (2011) ca10 15 own cites 4× in case
#14 In Re Adoption of Keith MW (2003) alaska 15 own cites 4× in case
#15 Quinn v. Walters (1993) orctapp 22 own cites 3× in case
#16 Phillip A. C. v. Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Tribes of Alaska (2006) nev 20 own cites 3× in case
#17 Brackeen v. Haaland (2021) ca5 36 own cites 2× in case
#18 Matter of Adoption of M. (1992) washctapp 35 own cites 2× in case
#19 In Re Baby Girl A. (1991) calctapp 17 own cites 3× in case
#20 Navajo Nation v. SUPERIOR COURT OF STATE OF WASH. (1999) waed 16 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.