Statute treatment: 29 U.S.C. § 705

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 880 citation events across 706 distinct cases.

880citations total

706distinct interpreting cases

106distinct courts

258citations in last 5y

1997–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Adams v. Rice (2008) cadc 106 own cites 23× in case

#2 Desmond v. Mukasey (2008) cadc 132 own cites 4× in case

#3 Nurriddin v. Bolden (2009) dcd 175 own cites 3× in case

#4 Ahmad Nurriddin v. Charles Bolden (2016) cadc 168 own cites 3× in case

#5 Fowler v. UPMC SHADYSIDE (2009) ca3 5,733 own cites 1× in case

#6 Gary L. Branham v. John W. Snow, Secretary, United States Department of Treasury/internal Revenue Service (2004) ca7 74 own cites 4× in case

#7 Pamela J. Burks v. Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Marcia L. Traska, and Mary P. Forlenza (2006) ca7 333 own cites 2× in case

#8 S.H. Ex Rel. Durrell v. Lower Merion School District (2013) ca3 286 own cites 2× in case

#9 Risco v. McHugh (2012) nysd 212 own cites 2× in case

#10 JAIYEOLA v. District of Columbia (2012) dc 73 own cites 3× in case

#11 Baloch v. Kempthorne (2008) cadc 991 own cites 1× in case

#12 Elzie Ball v. James LeBlanc (2015) ca5 129 own cites 2× in case

#13 David W. Mahon v. Craven Crowell Johnny H. Hayes William H. Kennoy Skila Harris Glenn L. McCullough Jr. (2002) ca6 127 own cites 2× in case

#14 Farid v. Bouey (2008) nynd 120 own cites 2× in case

#15 Clifford Tyler v. Hillsdale County Sheriff's Dep't (2016) ca6 97 own cites 2× in case

#16 Thompson v. Rice (2006) dcd 41 own cites 3× in case

#17 Fleming v. Yuma Regional Medical Center (2009) ca9 38 own cites 3× in case

#18 Silva v. Chertoff (2007) txwd 22 own cites 4× in case

#19 Jaros v. Illinois Department of Corrections (2012) ca7 522 own cites 1× in case

#20 B.C. v. Mount Vernon School District (2016) ca2 82 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.