Statute treatment: 28 U.S.C. § 2106

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 2,468 citation events across 1,802 distinct cases.

2,468citations total

1,802distinct interpreting cases

93distinct courts

250citations in last 5y

1950–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Burks v. United States (1978) scotus 4,888 own cites 5× in case

#2 Susan D. Goland and Patricia B. Skidmore v. Central Intelligence Agency (1978) cadc 813 own cites 8× in case

#3 Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp. (1983) scotus 9,476 own cites 4× in case

#4 William Jordan v. United States Department of Justice (1978) cadc 440 own cites 8× in case

#5 Unitherm Food Systems, Inc. v. Swift-Eckrich, Inc. (2006) scotus 504 own cites 6× in case

#6 Yates v. United States (1957) scotus 1,267 own cites 4× in case

#7 Wood v. Georgia (1981) scotus 1,148 own cites 4× in case

#8 Greenlaw v. United States (2008) scotus 961 own cites 4× in case

#9 Thomas D. Powell v. United States Bureau of Prisons (1991) cadc 116 own cites 8× in case

#10 Forman v. United States (1960) scotus 238 own cites 6× in case

#11 United States v. Derrek Arrington (2014) cadc 113 own cites 8× in case

#12 United States v. Wilfredo Alvarez Appeal of John A/K/A Jorge Martinez (1975) ca3 166 own cites 6× in case

#13 Liteky v. United States (1994) scotus 6,810 own cites 2× in case

#14 Maydak v. United States Department of Justice (2000) cadc 158 own cites 6× in case

#15 Will v. Calvert Fire Insurance (1978) scotus 472 own cites 4× in case

#16 Rodriquez v. United States (1969) scotus 451 own cites 4× in case

#17 The Second National Natural Gas Rate Cases American Public Gas Association v. Federal Power Commission (1977) ca2 142 own cites 6× in case

#18 United States v. Shotwell Manufacturing Co. (1957) scotus 124 own cites 6× in case

#19 Benton v. Maryland (1969) scotus 4,048 own cites 2× in case

#20 Cleary v. Brown (1995) cavc 28 own cites 12× 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.