Statute treatment: 28 U. S. C. § 1257

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 3,759 citation events across 2,523 distinct cases.

3,759citations total

2,523distinct interpreting cases

198distinct courts

793citations in last 5y

1949–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. Feldman (1983) scotus 6,965 own cites 12× in case

#2 Miranda v. Arizona (1966) scotus 57,598 own cites 6× in case

#3 San Diego Gas & Electric Co. v. City of San Diego (1981) scotus 230 own cites 20× in case

#4 Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn (1975) scotus 1,281 own cites 10× in case

#5 First English Evangelical Lutheran Church v. County of Los Angeles (1987) scotus 1,255 own cites 10× in case

#6 Chambers v. Mississippi (1973) scotus 5,698 own cites 6× in case

#7 Sammye R. Holloway v. Sally Brush Clermont County, Ohio (2000) ca6 400 own cites 10× in case

#8 Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (2005) scotus 4,771 own cites 5× in case

#9 Palmore v. United States (1973) scotus 501 own cites 9× in case

#10 Asarco Inc. v. Kadish (1989) scotus 689 own cites 8× in case

#11 Stanley v. Illinois (1972) scotus 5,833 own cites 4× in case

#12 Foster v. Chatman (2016) scotus 438 own cites 8× in case

#13 Kansas v. Marsh (2006) scotus 326 own cites 8× in case

#14 Pennsylvania v. Ritchie (1987) scotus 2,496 own cites 4× in case

#15 Texaco Inc. v. Pennzoil Company, State of Texas, Intervenor (1986) ca2 138 own cites 10× in case

#16 Beck v. Alabama (1980) scotus 2,201 own cites 4× in case

#17 Bankers Life & Casualty Co. v. Crenshaw (1988) scotus 223 own cites 8× in case

#18 County Court of Ulster Cty. v. Allen (1979) scotus 1,970 own cites 4× in case

#19 Southland Corp. v. Keating (1984) scotus 1,910 own cites 4× in case

#20 Burton v. Wilmington Parking Authority (1961) scotus 1,824 own cites 4× 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.