25 U.S.C. § 396 — Statute Treatment

Statute treatment: 25 U.S.C. § 396

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 152 citation events across 78 distinct cases.
152citations total
78distinct interpreting cases
19distinct courts
20citations in last 5y
1938–2026year range
Top 20 leading cases
#1 Independent Petroleum Association of America v. Bruce Babbitt (1996) cadc 100 own cites 4× in case
#2 Poafpybitty v. Skelly Oil Co. (1968) scotus 84 own cites 2× in case
#3 Navajo Nation v. United States (2000) uscfc 28 own cites 3× in case
#4 Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Plaintiffs v. The Board of Oil and Gas Conservation of the State of Montana (1986) ca9 143 own cites 1× in case
#5 Two Shields v. United States (2016) cafc 6 own cites 6× in case
#6 The Shoshone Indian Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming v. United States (2012) cafc 104 own cites 1× in case
#7 K2 America Corp. v. Roland Oil & Gas, LLC (2011) ca9 104 own cites 1× in case
#8 Kodiak Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. v. Mary Seaworth (2019) ca8 25 own cites 2× in case
#9 Blackfeet Tribe of Indians v. State of Montana, Director of the Montana Department of Revenue, Glacier County, Montana, and Pondera County, Montana (1984) ca9 22 own cites 2× in case
#10 Navajo Nation v. United States (2001) cafc 22 own cites 2× in case
#11 White Mountain Apache Tribe v. United States (2001) cafc 78 own cites 1× in case
#12 Amax Land Company v. Quarterman, Cynthia (1999) cadc 19 own cites 2× in case
#13 White Mountain Apache Tribe v. United States (1999) uscfc 16 own cites 2× in case
#14 Edward J. Simons v. Jerry Vinson and A. P. Clark (1968) ca5 50 own cites 1× in case
#15 Phillips Petroleum Company v. Heber A. Peterson and Astrid N. D. Peterson, Phillips Petroleum Company v. John H. Haslem and Rebecca H. Haslem (1954) ca10 36 own cites 1× in case
#16 Independent Petroleum Ass'n of America v. Armstrong (2000) dcd 4 own cites 5× in case
#17 Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation v. United States (1990) cc 11 own cites 2× in case
#18 Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma v. United States (1990) cc 29 own cites 1× in case
#19 Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians v. Helix Irrigation District (1975) ca9 27 own cites 1× in case
#20 Woods Petroleum Corp. v. Department of Interior (1995) ca10 7 own cites 7× 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.