Statute treatment: 25 U.S.C. § 1922

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 107 citation events across 52 distinct cases.

107citations total

52distinct interpreting cases

19distinct courts

23citations in last 5y

1984–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Matter of NL (1988) okla 34 own cites 5× in case

#2 Carney v. Moore (1988) okla 28 own cites 5× in case

#3 In re H.T. (2015) mont 24 own cites 4× in case

#4 In re S.R. (2019) mont 8 own cites 7× in case

#5 Desiree F. v. Daniel F. (2000) calctapp 205 own cites 1× in case

#6 People in Interest of M.V (2018) coloctapp 196 own cites 1× in case

#7 In Re David H. (2008) calctapp 102 own cites 1× in case

#8 In re Dependency of Z.J.G. (2020) wash 23 own cites 2× in case

#9 State Ex Rel. Juvenile Department v. Charles (1984) orctapp 80 own cites 1× in case

#10 Oglala Sioux Tribe v. Van Hunnik (2014) sdd 5 own cites 6× in case

#11 In Re the Welfare of J.A.S. (1992) minnctapp 11 own cites 2× in case

#12 In re E.G.M. (2013) ncctapp 11 own cites 2× in case

#13 In the Interest of J.W. (1993) iowactapp 29 own cites 1× in case

#14 IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF B.T.S. (2016) oklacivapp 4 own cites 3× in case

#15 D.E.D. v. State (1985) alaska 73 own cites 1× in case

#16 Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe v. Davis (2012) sd 12 own cites 1× in case

#17 IN THE MATTER OF S.J.W. (2023) okla 10 own cites 1× in case

#18 State Ex Rel. Juvenile Department v. Charles (1991) orctapp 8 own cites 1× in case

#19 In Re the Welfare of R.I. (1987) minnctapp 4 own cites 1× in case

#20 Dep't of Child Safety v. Stocking-Tate (2019) arizctapp 4 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.