Statute treatment: 28 U.S.C. § 2244

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 59,119 citation events across 24,634 distinct cases.

59,119citations total

24,634distinct interpreting cases

184distinct courts

26,871citations in last 5y

1948–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Cooper v. Brown (2007) ca9 185 own cites 146× in case

#2 Anthony Fielder v. Benjamin Varner the District Attorney of County of Philadelphia Attorney General of the State of Pennsylvania (2004) ca3 175 own cites 31× in case

#3 Goldblum v. Klem (2007) ca3 123 own cites 34× in case

#4 Percy Stanley Harris v. Ronald Hutchinson, Warden, Maryland House of Corrections J. Joseph Curran, Jr., Attorney General of the State of Maryland (2000) ca4 789 own cites 14× in case

#5 Case v. Hatch (2013) ca10 126 own cites 24× in case

#6 Daniel Lugo v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections (2014) ca11 84 own cites 28× in case

#7 In re: John Ruthell Henry (2014) ca11 87 own cites 27× in case

#8 Curtis Long v. Harry Wilson, Superintendent (2004) ca3 302 own cites 15× in case

#9 In re: Warren Lee Hill, Jr. (2013) ca11 33 own cites 38× in case

#10 In Re Davis (2009) ca11 73 own cites 21× in case

#11 Larry Pat Souter v. Kurt Jones, Warden (2005) ca6 480 own cites 10× in case

#12 Gibson v. Klinger (2000) ca10 661 own cites 9× in case

#13 Antonio Franklin v. Charlotte Jenkins (2016) ca6 123 own cites 16× in case

#14 Holmes v. Spencer (2012) ca1 66 own cites 21× in case

#15 Douglas v. Workman (2009) ca10 143 own cites 15× in case

#16 Chavez v. Secretary Florida Department of Corrections (2011) ca11 604 own cites 9× in case

#17 Elliot Ray v. Marc Clements (2012) ca7 162 own cites 14× in case

#18 In re: Cary Michael Lambrix (2015) ca11 116 own cites 16× in case

#19 Alonzo Cook v. New York State Division of Parole, and New York State Board of Parole (2003) ca2 222 own cites 12× in case

#20 Eric Robinson v. Philip L. Johnson the District Attorney of the County of Philadelphia the Attorney General of the State of Pennsylvania, Mike Fisher (2002) ca3 698 own cites 8× 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.