Statute treatment: 29 U.S.C. § 794

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 15,141 citation events across 8,970 distinct cases.

15,141citations total

8,970distinct interpreting cases

199distinct courts

3,916citations in last 5y

1975–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Atascadero State Hospital v. Scanlon (1985) scotus 1,862 own cites 12× in case

#2 Lane v. Pena (1996) scotus 1,592 own cites 11× in case

#3 Loeffler v. Staten Island University Hospital (2009) ca2 385 own cites 16× in case

#4 Runnion Ex Rel. Rsunnion v. Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago (2015) ca7 1,194 own cites 10× in case

#5 Traynor v. Turnage (1988) scotus 356 own cites 12× in case

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

#7 Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. Halderman (1984) scotus 8,754 own cites 4× in case

#8 School Bd. of Nassau Cty. v. Arline (1987) scotus 1,121 own cites 6× in case

#9 Harris v. Mills (2009) ca2 5,119 own cites 4× in case

#10 Dion R. McPherson v. Michigan High School Athletic Association, Inc., Board of Education of the Public Schools of the City of Ann Arbor (1997) ca6 416 own cites 8× in case

#11 Constantine v. Rectors and Visitors of George Mason University (2005) ca4 852 own cites 5× in case

#12 Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. Halderman (1981) scotus 1,646 own cites 4× in case

#13 Garrity v. Gallen (1981) nhd 68 own cites 12× in case

#14 M.R. v. Dreyfus (2011) ca9 174 own cites 8× in case

#15 Sheely v. MRI Radiology Network, P.A. (2007) ca11 163 own cites 8× in case

#16 David W. Ellis, Jr. v. Gordon R. England (2005) ca11 573 own cites 5× in case

#17 Marvin D. Baker v. The Board of Regents of the State of Kansas and University of Kansas Medical School--School of Medicine (1993) ca10 293 own cites 6× in case

#18 Bowen v. American Hospital Assn. (1986) scotus 279 own cites 6× in case

#19 Blunt v. Lower Merion School District (2014) ca3 798 own cites 4× in case

#20 Jayne G. Nathanson v. The Medical College of Pennsylvania (1991) ca3 232 own cites 6× 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.