Statute treatment: 29 U.S.C. § 706

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 935 citation events across 652 distinct cases.

935citations total

652distinct interpreting cases

135distinct courts

15citations in last 5y

1975–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 School Bd. of Nassau Cty. v. Arline (1987) scotus 1,121 own cites 10× in case

#2 Bragdon v. Abbott (1998) scotus 1,369 own cites 4× in case

#3 Susan Mary Kamen v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co., Patricia McDonald and Carol Buckham (1986) ca2 519 own cites 4× in case

#4 Fitzpatrick v. City of Atlanta (1993) ca11 419 own cites 4× in case

#5 Thomas Jasany v. United States Postal Service (1985) ca6 302 own cites 4× in case

#6 New York City Transit Authority v. Beazer (1979) scotus 640 own cites 3× in case

#7 E. E. Black, Ltd. v. Marshall (1980) hid 76 own cites 6× in case

#8 Mary Ellen Byrne v. Board of Education, School of West Allis-West Milwaukee (1992) ca7 171 own cites 4× in case

#9 Scot L. Zimmerman v. State of Oregon Department of Justice (1999) ca9 210 own cites 3× in case

#10 Doe v. District of Columbia (1992) dcd 51 own cites 5× in case

#11 John A. Francis v. City of Meriden (1997) ca2 161 own cites 3× in case

#12 Pridemore v. Rural Legal Aid Soc. of W. Cent. Ohio (1985) ohsd 12 own cites 11× in case

#13 Fitzpatrick v. City of Atlanta (1993) ca11 1,077 own cites 4× in case

#14 Shields v. City of Shreveport (1991) la 64 own cites 4× in case

#15 Donna Heilweil v. Mount Sinai Hospital (1994) ca2 318 own cites 2× in case

#16 Robert E. Weinreich v. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (1997) ca9 285 own cites 2× in case

#17 Bowen v. American Hospital Assn. (1986) scotus 279 own cites 2× in case

#18 Jayne G. Nathanson v. The Medical College of Pennsylvania (1991) ca3 232 own cites 2× in case

#19 Deborah Shafer v. Preston Memorial Hospital Corporation Victoria Adams (1997) ca4 78 own cites 3× in case

#20 Walter B. Hamm v. Marvin Runyon, Postmaster General (1995) ca7 77 own cites 3× 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.