Statute treatment: 25 U.S.C. § 3002

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 96 citation events across 35 distinct cases.

96citations total

35distinct interpreting cases

21distinct courts

6citations in last 5y

1992–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Bonnichsen v. United States (2002) ord 9 own cites 8× in case

#2 Yankton Sioux Tribe v. United States Army Corps of Engineers (2002) sdd 3 own cites 21× in case

#3 State v. Taylor (2011) haw 12 own cites 6× in case

#4 Timothy White v. University of California (2014) ca9 78 own cites 2× in case

#5 Nation v. U.S. Department of the Interior (2016) ca9 13 own cites 4× in case

#6 San Carlos Apache Tribe v. United States (2003) azd 13 own cites 4× in case

#7 Romero v. Universal City TX (2001) ca5 190 own cites 1× in case

#8 State Ex Rel. Commissioner of Transportation v. Medicine Bird Black Bear White Eagle (2001) tennctapp 79 own cites 1× in case

#9 Yankton Sioux Tribe v. United States Army Corps of Engineers (2000) sdd 3 own cites 9× in case

#10 Bonnichsen v. United States, Department of the Army (1997) ord 14 own cites 2× in case

#11 Geronimo v. Obama (2010) dcd 8 own cites 3× in case

#12 Winnemem Wintu Tribe v. United States Department of the Interior (2010) caed 8 own cites 3× in case

#13 Yellen v. Confederated Tribes of Chehalis Reservation (2021) scotus 32 own cites 1× in case

#14 Yankton Sioux Tribe v. United States Army Corps of Engineers (2002) sdd 3 own cites 6× in case

#15 Crow Creek Tribe v. White, Thomas E. (2003) cadc 28 own cites 1× in case

#16 Abenaki Nation of Mississquoi v. Hughes (1992) vtd 25 own cites 1× in case

#17 Pueblo of San Ildefonso v. Daniel Ridlon and Regents of the University of California (1996) ca10 12 own cites 1× in case

#18 United States v. Corrow (1996) nmd 5 own cites 2× in case

#19 Robinson v. Salazar (2012) caed 10 own cites 1× in case

#20 United States v. Corrow (1997) ca10 43 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.