Statute treatment: 28 U.S.C. § 2

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 544 citation events across 538 distinct cases.

544citations total

538distinct interpreting cases

60distinct courts

390citations in last 5y

1934–2026year range

Top 6 leading cases

#1 United States v. Certain Real Estate Property Located at 4880 S.E. Dixie Highway, Etc. (1988) ca11 36 own cites 1× in case

#2 United States v. State of California and California State Board of Equalization (1991) ca9 27 own cites 1× in case

#3 In Re Grand Jury Subpoena Duces Tecum Issued to Nixon (1973) dcd 23 own cites 1× in case

#4 Panola Land Buying Ass'n v. Clark (1988) ca11 57 own cites 1× in case

#5 United States v. Sutton (2011) dcd 5 own cites 1× in case

#6 Ohio Locomotive Crane Co. v. Denman (1934) ca6 13 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.