Statute treatment: 28 C.F.R. § 35.106

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 14 citation events across 12 distinct cases.

14citations total

12distinct interpreting cases

8distinct courts

2citations in last 5y

1995–2024year range

Top 9 leading cases

#1 Clarkson v. Coughlin (1995) nysd 78 own cites 2× in case

#2 Pierce v. County of Orange (2008) ca9 412 own cites 1× in case

#3 Brown v. Dep't of Pub. Safety & Corr. Servs. (2019) mdd 44 own cites 1× in case

#4 Martin v. Taft (2002) ohsd 30 own cites 1× in case

#5 Blatch Ex Rel. Clay v. Hernandez (2005) nysd 28 own cites 1× in case

#6 Pierce v. County of Orange (2011) cacd 4 own cites 2× in case

#7 McDonough (2010) mass 8 own cites 1× in case

#8 Stone v. New Jersey Administrative Office of the Courts (2014) ca3 6 own cites 1× in case

#9 Pierce v. County of Orange (2008) ca9 3 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.