Statute treatment: 28 U.S.C.A. § 2241

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 770 citation events across 611 distinct cases.

770citations total

611distinct interpreting cases

94distinct courts

50citations in last 5y

1949–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 United States v. Zacarias Moussaoui, A/K/A Shaqil, A/K/A Abu Khalid Al Sahrawi, Center for National Security Studies, Amicus Supporting (2004) ca4 91 own cites 8× in case

#2 United States v. John Wesley Tootle, Jr. (1995) ca4 69 own cites 8× in case

#3 Timms v. Johns (2010) ca4 151 own cites 5× in case

#4 Willis Lansing Ganger v. C. C. Peyton, Superintendent of the Virginia State Penitentiary, Appellant(two Cases) (1967) ca4 113 own cites 4× in case

#5 Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, Alabama (1981) ca11 11,207 own cites 1× in case

#6 Sidney F. Brown, Jr. v. David C. Lundgren, Warden, Federal Correctional Institution (1976) ca5 90 own cites 4× in case

#7 In Re Avery W. Vial, Movant (1997) ca4 507 own cites 2× in case

#8 Kevin L. Barden v. Patrick Keohane, Warden (1991) ca3 395 own cites 2× in case

#9 United States v. Michael Aaron Little (2004) ca4 88 own cites 3× in case

#10 In RE WHITE v. Rhay (1965) wash 10 own cites 10× in case

#11 United States v. Hector Cruz-Jiminez (1992) ca3 43 own cites 4× in case

#12 In Re: Franklyn Roosevelt Bowrin, Franklyn Roosevelt Bowrin v. U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service (1999) ca4 73 own cites 3× in case

#13 Al-Marri v. Pucciarelli (2008) ca4 16 own cites 6× in case

#14 United States v. Scott William Moses (1998) ca6 23 own cites 4× in case

#15 Nicholas Cappetta v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of Florida (1969) ca5 38 own cites 3× in case

#16 Bert Strand, Sheriff of San Diego County, State of California v. William Schmittroth (1957) ca9 73 own cites 2× in case

#17 Word v. North Carolina (1969) ca4 68 own cites 5× in case

#18 Robert Procup v. C. Strickland (1985) ca11 54 own cites 2× in case

#19 cluster 283246 (1969) ca4 16 own cites 4× in case

#20 Bernard Williams v. William P. Rogers, Secretary of State (1971) ca8 53 own cites 2× 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.