Statute treatment: 26 U.S.C. § 5822

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 222 citation events across 141 distinct cases.

222citations total

141distinct interpreting cases

39distinct courts

26citations in last 5y

1969–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 United States v. Thomas Edward Uzenski (2006) ca4 106 own cites 4× in case

#2 United States v. Alfred Earl Harflinger (1971) ca8 118 own cites 3× in case

#3 United States v. Dale R. Javino (1992) ca2 51 own cites 4× in case

#4 United States v. Thompson/Center Arms Co. (1992) scotus 215 own cites 2× in case

#5 United States v. Spoerke (2009) ca11 177 own cites 2× in case

#6 United States v. Daniel Clement Jones (1992) ca4 80 own cites 2× in case

#7 United States v. Doyle (2012) ca6 21 own cites 4× in case

#8 United States v. Evans (1976) ca5 64 own cites 2× in case

#9 Lomont, Kent A. v. O'Neill, Paul H. (2002) cadc 51 own cites 2× in case

#10 United States v. Keith (2004) ca5 24 own cites 3× in case

#11 United States v. Terry Finley (2001) ca2 203 own cites 1× in case

#12 United States v. John W. Rogers (2001) ca7 38 own cites 2× in case

#13 United States v. John C. Elder, IV (1994) ca7 32 own cites 2× in case

#14 United States of America, Plaintiff-Appelllee v. Danny Alvin Berry (1970) ca10 29 own cites 2× in case

#15 United States v. One (1) Palmetto State Armory PA-15 MacHinegun Receiver/Frame (2016) ca3 15 own cites 3× in case

#16 United States v. Luis Cristobal (2002) ca4 117 own cites 1× in case

#17 United States v. Lampley (1997) ca10 70 own cites 1× in case

#18 United States v. McGill (2010) ca11 19 own cites 2× in case

#19 United States v. Joseph H. Fleischli (2002) ca7 67 own cites 1× in case

#20 United States v. Ronald Willet Metzger (1985) ca6 58 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.