Statute treatment: 25 U.S.C. § 331-34

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 15 citation events across 13 distinct cases.

15citations total

13distinct interpreting cases

8distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1974–2003year range

Top 13 leading cases

#1 Atkinson v. Haldane (1977) alaska 76 own cites 2× in case

#2 Anderson v. O'BRIEN (1974) wash 51 own cites 2× in case

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

#4 Chino v. Chino (1977) nm 40 own cites 1× in case

#5 Foster v. Foster (1994) alaska 20 own cites 1× in case

#6 United States v. Adair (1983) ca9 106 own cites 1× in case

#7 Brown v. United States (1998) uscfc 14 own cites 1× in case

#8 Brown v. United States (1996) cafc 43 own cites 1× in case

#9 Brown v. United States (1999) cafc 20 own cites 1× in case

#10 United States v. Ben Adair (1984) ca9 5 own cites 1× in case

#11 Spaeth v. United States Secretary Of The Interior (1985) ca8 4 own cites 1× in case

#12 Price v. United States (1993) ca10 10 own cites 1× in case

#13 Spaeth v. United States Secretary of Interior (1985) ca8 6 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.