Statute treatment: 28 C.F.R. § 540.102

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 20 citation events across 17 distinct cases.

20citations total

17distinct interpreting cases

12distinct courts

1citations in last 5y

1986–2025year range

Top 13 leading cases

#1 United States v. Lanoue (1995) ca1 42 own cites 2× in case

#2 Guajardo-Palma v. Martinson (2010) ca7 187 own cites 1× in case

#3 Washington v. Reno (1994) ca6 112 own cites 1× in case

#4 Darrell Debrew v. Atwood (2015) cadc 81 own cites 1× in case

#5 United States v. Donte Hammond (2002) ca4 30 own cites 1× in case

#6 Washington v. Reno (1994) ca6 192 own cites 1× in case

#7 Yosuf v. United States (1986) pamd 7 own cites 2× in case

#8 United States v. Novak (2008) ca1 15 own cites 1× in case

#9 United States v. Heatley (1998) nysd 7 own cites 1× in case

#10 Searcy v. United States (2009) dcd 4 own cites 1× in case

#11 United States v. Janis (1992) casd 2 own cites 2× in case

#12 United States v. Novak (2006) mad 3 own cites 1× in case

#13 Royer v. Federal Bureau of Prisons (2013) dcd 2 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.