Statute treatment: 28 U.S.C. § 531

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 21 citation events across 21 distinct cases.

21citations total

21distinct interpreting cases

15distinct courts

6citations in last 5y

1939–2025year range

Top 14 leading cases

#1 United States v. Stephen J. Flemmi (2000) ca1 98 own cites 1× in case

#2 Harold Weisberg v. U.S. Department of Justice (1973) cadc 88 own cites 1× in case

#3 United States v. Salemme (1999) mad 66 own cites 1× in case

#4 Amuso v. United States Department of Justice (2009) dcd 57 own cites 1× in case

#5 United States v. Reynard (2002) casd 30 own cites 1× in case

#6 Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University v. CIA (2021) cadc 30 own cites 1× in case

#7 Bergman v. United States (1982) miwd 17 own cites 1× in case

#8 Janowsky v. United States (1991) cc 15 own cites 1× in case

#9 Perez v. Federal Bureau of Investigation (1989) txwd 11 own cites 1× in case

#10 Sussman v. United States Marshals Service (2011) dcd 3 own cites 1× in case

#11 United States v. Harrington (1981) caed 2 own cites 1× in case

#12 Richmond v. Wampanoag Tribal Court Cases (2006) utd 2 own cites 1× in case

#13 Clinton Eldridge v. Catricia Howard (2023) ca9 1 own cites 1× in case

#14 Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co. v. Memphis Street Ry. Co. (1939) tnwd 2 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.