Statute treatment: 28 U. S. C. § 1251

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 307 citation events across 157 distinct cases.

307citations total

157distinct interpreting cases

55distinct courts

25citations in last 5y

1957–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Maryland v. Louisiana (1981) scotus 1,182 own cites 10× in case

#2 Wyoming v. Oklahoma (1992) scotus 417 own cites 9× in case

#3 Edelman v. Jordan (1974) scotus 6,452 own cites 4× in case

#4 Illinois v. City of Milwaukee (1972) scotus 610 own cites 4× in case

#5 Alabama v. North Carolina (2010) scotus 291 own cites 4× in case

#6 Safe Streets Alliance v. Hickenlooper (2017) ca10 235 own cites 4× in case

#7 Hood Ex Rel. Mississippi v. City of Memphis, Tenn. (2009) ca5 72 own cites 6× in case

#8 Block v. North Dakota Ex Rel. Board of University & School Lands (1983) scotus 1,002 own cites 2× in case

#9 Banco Nacional De Cuba v. Sabbatino (1964) scotus 977 own cites 2× in case

#10 Ohio v. Wyandotte Chemicals Corp. (1971) scotus 115 own cites 4× in case

#11 Alfred L. Snapp & Son, Inc. v. Puerto Rico Ex Rel. Barez (1982) scotus 581 own cites 2× in case

#12 Texas v. New Mexico (1983) scotus 87 own cites 4× in case

#13 University of Utah v. Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Zur Forderung Der Wissenschaften E.V. (2013) cafc 22 own cites 8× in case

#14 Arizona v. New Mexico (1976) scotus 20 own cites 8× in case

#15 California v. Texas (1982) scotus 14 own cites 10× in case

#16 Mississippi v. Louisiana (1992) scotus 42 own cites 5× in case

#17 South Carolina v. Regan (1984) scotus 250 own cites 2× in case

#18 Alabama v. United States Army Corps of Engineers (2005) alnd 11 own cites 9× in case

#19 State of Alabama v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (2005) ca11 190 own cites 2× in case

#20 California v. Arizona (1979) scotus 66 own cites 3× 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.