Statute treatment: 28 U.S.C. § 2254

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 225,384 citation events across 95,184 distinct cases.

225,384citations total

95,184distinct interpreting cases

236distinct courts

83,410citations in last 5y

66–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Cooper v. Brown (2007) ca9 185 own cites 88× in case

#2 Wilson v. Sirmons (2008) ca10 145 own cites 56× in case

#3 Dennis v. Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (2016) ca3 262 own cites 40× in case

#4 Hooks v. Workman (2012) ca10 267 own cites 38× in case

#5 Gregory Dickens v. Charles L. Ryan (2014) ca9 248 own cites 39× in case

#6 Grant v. Royal (2018) ca10 202 own cites 38× in case

#7 Warren Lee Hill, Jr. v. Carl Humphrey (2011) ca11 200 own cites 35× in case

#8 Valdez v. Cockrell (2001) ca5 334 own cites 28× in case

#9 Fairchild v. Workman (2009) ca10 207 own cites 33× in case

#10 Miller-El v. Cockrell (2003) scotus 27,155 own cites 9× in case

#11 Joel White v. John Lambert, Superintendent (2004) ca9 317 own cites 25× in case

#12 Moses v. Payne (2009) ca9 339 own cites 24× in case

#13 Karim Eley v. Charles Erickson (2013) ca3 268 own cites 25× in case

#14 Borden v. Allen (2011) ca11 149 own cites 31× in case

#15 Boyd v. Waymart (2009) ca3 41 own cites 54× in case

#16 Runningeagle v. Schriro (2012) ca9 165 own cites 28× in case

#17 Hooks v. Workman (2010) ca10 112 own cites 32× in case

#18 Omar Pouncy v. Carmen Palmer (2017) ca6 108 own cites 32× in case

#19 Fleming v. Metrish (2009) ca6 105 own cites 30× in case

#20 Schriro v. Landrigan (2007) scotus 3,160 own cites 10× 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.