Statute treatment: 28 U.S.C. § 2245

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 128 citation events across 104 distinct cases.

128citations total

104distinct interpreting cases

42distinct courts

32citations in last 5y

1949–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Ryan Hung-Ping Wang v. William Withworth Lincoln Stokes Anthony J. Celebrezze, Respondents (1987) ca6 16 own cites 6× in case

#2 Newland v. Hall (2008) ca11 122 own cites 2× in case

#3 Jessica Tavares v. Gene Whitehouse (2017) ca9 21 own cites 4× in case

#4 Franklin D. Strader v. Anthony F. Troy, Attorney General of Virginia, and Commonwealth of Virginia (1978) ca4 75 own cites 2× in case

#5 Cortez Miller v. Dennis M. Straub, Warden, Kermit Eldridge Haynes v. Luella Burke, Warden, Saginaw Correctional Facility (2002) ca6 260 own cites 1× in case

#6 Brooks Lee Anderson v. Wilburn C. Johnson, Warden, Tennessee State Penitentiary (1966) ca6 14 own cites 4× in case

#7 Herbert Russell Bassette v. Charles E. Thompson, Mary Sue Terry, Attorney General of Virginia (1990) ca4 221 own cites 1× in case

#8 Jack E. Alderman v. Sam Austin, Warden, Georgia State Prison (1983) ca5 34 own cites 2× in case

#9 Ronald Clark O'Bryan v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent (1983) ca5 131 own cites 1× in case

#10 Jonathan Green v. Rick Thaler, Director (2012) ca5 29 own cites 2× in case

#11 Bradley Register v. Rick Thaler, Director (2012) ca5 27 own cites 2× in case

#12 Norton v. Spencer (2003) ca1 108 own cites 1× in case

#13 Donald Jones v. Al Luebbers (2004) ca8 72 own cites 1× in case

#14 Dameron v. Harson (1966) lawd 18 own cites 2× in case

#15 Michael Scott v. Marc Houk (2014) ca6 33 own cites 1× in case

#16 James Mammone, III v. Charlotte Jenkins (2022) ca6 24 own cites 1× in case

#17 Anthony Grandison v. Warden, Maryland House of Correction and Mrs. Linda A. Corrick, Records Supervisor (1978) ca4 8 own cites 2× in case

#18 Williams v. Thurmer (2009) ca7 19 own cites 1× in case

#19 Dashawn Lyons v. Andrew Jackson, Warden (2002) ca6 16 own cites 1× in case

#20 Randall Weidner v. James H. Thieret, Warden, Menard Correctional Facility, and Roland W. Burris, Attorney General of the State of Illinois (1991) ca7 14 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.