Statute treatment: 28 U.S.C. § 293

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 71 citation events across 69 distinct cases.

71citations total

69distinct interpreting cases

14distinct courts

6citations in last 5y

1950–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Democratic Central Committee of the District of Columbia v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission, D. C. Transit System, Inc., Intervenor (1973) cadc 103 own cites 1× in case

#2 Pitcairn v. United States (1976) cc 82 own cites 1× in case

#3 United States v. John Peter McGoff (1987) cadc 67 own cites 1× in case

#4 Dkt Memorial Fund Ltd. v. Agency for International Development, Dkt Memorial Fund Ltd. v. Agency for International Development (1989) cadc 61 own cites 1× in case

#5 Jascourt (1975) cc 35 own cites 1× in case

#6 United Roasters, Inc. v. Colgate-Palmolive Co. (1980) nced 25 own cites 1× in case

#7 American Security Bank v. American Security & Trust Co. (1978) ccpa 24 own cites 1× in case

#8 Auto-Ordnance Corp. v. The United States (1987) cafc 15 own cites 1× in case

#9 Selame Associates, Inc. v. Holiday Inns, Inc. (1978) mad 15 own cites 1× in case

#10 Vu Doc Guong v. The United States (1988) cafc 13 own cites 1× in case

#11 Doyle v. United States (1982) cacd 13 own cites 1× in case

#12 United States v. Healthwin-Midtown Convalescent Hospital & Rehabilitation Center, Inc. (1981) cacd 13 own cites 1× in case

#13 Hospital Building Co. v. Trustees of Rex Hospital (1980) nceb 10 own cites 1× in case

#14 Marshall v. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (1978) mad 9 own cites 1× in case

#15 United States v. Federal Maritime Commission, Sea-Land Service, Inc., Black Sea Shipping Co., Intervenors (1980) cadc 8 own cites 1× in case

#16 Granite State Minerals, Inc. v. American Insurance (1977) mad 8 own cites 1× in case

#17 Giorgio Foods, Inc. v. United States (2007) cit 7 own cites 1× in case

#18 Telecommunications Research And Action Center v. Federal Communications Commission (1986) cadc 7 own cites 1× in case

#19 cluster 313983 (1973) cadc 7 own cites 1× in case

#20 In re Bergy (1977) ccpa 6 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.