Statute treatment: 29 U.S.C. § 794a

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 5,417 citation events across 5,328 distinct cases.

5,417citations total

5,328distinct interpreting cases

101distinct courts

4,596citations in last 5y

1979–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Irving Independent School District v. Tatro (1984) scotus 170 own cites 6× in case

#2 Tennessee v. Lane (2004) scotus 967 own cites 2× in case

#3 Olmstead v. L.C. (1999) scotus 710 own cites 2× in case

#4 Jorge Gomez v. Illinois State Board of Education and Ted Sanders, in His Official Capacity as Illinois State Superintendent of Education (1987) ca7 335 own cites 2× in case

#5 Mildred Lee Rogers v. Frito-Lay, Incorporated, Howard L. Moon v. Roadway Express, Inc. (1980) ca5 174 own cites 2× in case

#6 Alexander v. Choate (1985) scotus 1,250 own cites 1× in case

#7 Guttman v. Khalsa (2012) ca10 130 own cites 2× in case

#8 United States v. Georgia (2006) scotus 870 own cites 1× in case

#9 Payne Ex Rel. D.P. v. Peninsula School District (2011) ca9 117 own cites 2× in case

#10 Henrietta D. v. Bloomberg (2003) ca2 571 own cites 1× in case

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

#12 Costabile v. NYCHHC (2020) ca2 80 own cites 2× in case

#13 JAIYEOLA v. District of Columbia (2012) dc 73 own cites 2× in case

#14 Doree Stein v. John Ashcroft, United States Attorney General, and Immigration and Naturalization Service (2002) ca7 32 own cites 3× in case

#15 Discovery House, Inc. v. Consolidated City of Indianapolis and Metropolitan Board of Zoning Appeals of Marion County, Indiana (2003) ca7 70 own cites 2× in case

#16 Rodney McLean v. Marvin T. Runyon, in His Official Capacity as Postmaster General of the United States (2000) ca9 68 own cites 2× in case

#17 Charles Moreno, Cross-Appellee v. Consolidated Rail Corporation (1996) ca6 58 own cites 2× in case

#18 John Doe v. University of Maryland Medical System Corporation (1995) ca4 312 own cites 1× in case

#19 Louis P. Forrisi v. Otis R. Bowen (1986) ca4 228 own cites 1× in case

#20 Mary Jo C. v. New York State and Local Retirement System et ano. (2013) ca2 213 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.