Statute treatment: 28 U.S.C. § 546

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 218 citation events across 53 distinct cases.

218citations total

53distinct interpreting cases

20distinct courts

24citations in last 5y

1974–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 United States v. Baldwin (2008) nmd 8 own cites 45× in case

#2 United States v. Sotomayor Vazquez (1999) prd 10 own cites 14× in case

#3 In Re Sealed Case (Three Cases) (1988) cadc 82 own cites 4× in case

#4 United States v. Pamela Jean Gantt (1999) ca9 116 own cites 3× in case

#5 United States v. Colon-Munoz (1999) ca1 59 own cites 4× in case

#6 United States v. Hilario (2000) ca1 51 own cites 3× in case

#7 United States v. Timothy James Whitehead (2000) ca9 87 own cites 2× in case

#8 United States v. Cesar Orlando Torres-Rosa, A/K/A Lando, A/K/A Orlan (2000) ca1 60 own cites 2× in case

#9 In Re Grand Jury Proceedings (1987) mad 8 own cites 7× in case

#10 United States v. Baker (2007) ared 5 own cites 8× in case

#11 United States v. Peralta-Ramirez (2000) prd 8 own cites 5× in case

#12 United States v. Gold (1979) ilnd 73 own cites 1× in case

#13 In the Matter of the President's Commission on Organized Crime Subpoena of Nicodemo Scarfo. Appeal of United States of America (1986) ca3 65 own cites 1× in case

#14 United States v. Santana (1999) prd 7 own cites 4× in case

#15 United States v. Gantt (1999) ca9 10 own cites 3× in case

#16 Delfin Ramos Colon v. United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico (1978) ca1 57 own cites 1× in case

#17 United States v. Kouri-Perez (1999) prd 9 own cites 3× in case

#18 In re Grand Jury Investigation (2018) cadc 9 own cites 2× in case

#19 In Re Theodore Olson (1987) cadc 23 own cites 1× in case

#20 L.T. Ruth Coal Co. v. Big Sandy Coal & Coke Co. (In Re L.T. Ruth Coal Co.) (1986) kyeb 20 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.