2 U.S.C. § 441a — Statute Treatment

Statute treatment: 2 U.S.C. § 441a

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 82 citation events across 52 distinct cases.
82citations total
52distinct interpreting cases
26distinct courts
0citations in last 5y
1980–2016year range
⚠ Struck down — in at least one decision (2 decisions, 1995)
Shrink Missouri Government Pac v. Maupin (1995): “…ef="/opinion/109380/buckley-v-valeo/" aria-description="Citation for case: Buckley v. Valeo">46 L.Ed.2d 659 (1976) (per curiam), in which, inter alia, the Supreme Court struck down spending limits imposed by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 as amende…”
Shrink Missouri Government PAC v. Maupin (1995): “…buckley-v-valeo/" aria-description="Citation for case: Buckley v. Valeo">46 L.Ed.2d 659 (1976) (per curiam), in which, inter alia, the Supreme Court struck down spending limits imposed by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 as amended in 1974, 2 U.S.C. …”
Detected from opinion text; may reflect a subsection, an as-applied ruling, or a holding later reversed — read the citing decisions.
Top 20 leading cases
#1 McConnell v. Federal Election Commission (2003) dcd 85 own cites 14× in case
#2 Davis v. Federal Election Commission (2008) scotus 1,155 own cites 2× in case
#3 Democratic Party of United States v. National Conservative Political Action Committee (1983) paed 27 own cites 3× in case
#4 Anh Cao v. Federal Election Commission (2010) ca5 43 own cites 2× in case
#5 Shays v. Federal Election Commission (2008) cadc 39 own cites 2× in case
#6 Michael R. Goland v. United States of America, and Federal Election Commission, Intervenor-Appellee (1990) ca9 37 own cites 2× in case
#7 Shays v. Federal Election Commission (2004) dcd 18 own cites 3× in case
#8 Martin v. Commonwealth (2003) ky 27 own cites 2× in case
#9 Cao v. Federal Election Commission (2010) laed 10 own cites 3× in case
#10 United States v. Trie (1998) dcd 59 own cites 1× in case
#11 State v. Alaska Civil Liberties Union (1999) alaska 57 own cites 1× in case
#12 National Conservative Political Action Committee, John T. Dolan, Chairman v. Federal Election Commission (1980) cadc 51 own cites 1× in case
#13 Rufer v. Federal Election Commission (2014) dcd 14 own cites 2× in case
#14 Janvey v. Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Inc. (2011) txnd 8 own cites 3× in case
#15 Shays v. United States Federal Election Commission (2007) dcd 6 own cites 3× in case
#16 United States v. Claude \Buddy\" Leach" (1980) ca5 28 own cites 1× in case
#17 United States v. Hsia (1998) dcd 27 own cites 1× in case
#18 Federal Election Commission v. Committee to Elect Lyndon La Rouche (1980) cadc 25 own cites 1× in case
#19 Stop Reckless Economic Instability Caused by Democrats v. Federal Election Commission (2016) ca4 25 own cites 1× in case
#20 Ralph Nader v. Federal Election Commission (2013) cadc 24 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.