Statute treatment: 28 U.S.C.A. § 1254

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 25 citation events across 16 distinct cases.

25citations total

16distinct interpreting cases

9distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1952–2018year range

Top 14 leading cases

#1 Western Pac R.R. Corp. v. Western Pac. R. Co. Metzger v. Western Pac. R. Co. (1952) ca9 51 own cites 4× in case

#2 Browder v. Gayle (1956) almd 131 own cites 2× in case

#3 United States v. Texas Education Agency (Austin Independent School District) (1972) ca5 102 own cites 2× in case

#4 cluster 565099 (1991) ca9 43 own cites 2× in case

#5 State v. Gunzelman (1973) nm 82 own cites 1× in case

#6 Yniguez v. Arizona (1991) ca9 103 own cites 2× in case

#7 Adebanjo v. Dime Savings Bank of New York, FSB (In Re Adebanjo) (1994) ctb 32 own cites 1× in case

#8 United States v. Ross R. Barnett and Paul B. Johnson, Jr (1963) ca5 28 own cites 1× in case

#9 Wisconsin Memorial Park Company v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue (1958) ca7 23 own cites 1× in case

#10 James Roy Gosa v. J. A. Mayden, Warden, Federal Correctional Institution, Tallahassee, Florida (1971) ca5 18 own cites 1× in case

#11 Piazza v. Major League Baseball (1993) paed 10 own cites 1× in case

#12 United Gas Pipe Line Company v. Federal Power Commission (1965) ca5 7 own cites 1× in case

#13 Rutherford v. American Medical Ass'n (1967) ca7 7 own cites 1× in case

#14 Kinnear-Weed Corporation v. Humble Oil & Refining Company (1961) ca5 8 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.