Statute treatment: 30 U.S.C. § 1257

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 60 citation events across 40 distinct cases.

60citations total

40distinct interpreting cases

20distinct courts

1citations in last 5y

1980–2022year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition v. Aracoma Coal Co. (2009) ca4 381 own cites 2× in case

#2 In Re Permanent Surface Mining Regulation Litigation. Appeal of Peabody Coal Company (1981) cadc 53 own cites 4× in case

#3 Arsenal Coal Co. v. Commonwealth, Department of Environmental Resources (1984) pa 114 own cites 2× in case

#4 Hodel v. Indiana (1981) scotus 435 own cites 1× in case

#5 National Mining Association v. United States Department of the Interior (1999) cadc 44 own cites 2× in case

#6 In Re Permanent Surface Mining Regulation Litigation (1985) dcd 13 own cites 4× in case

#7 Shawnee Coal Company v. Cecil D. Andrus, Secretary of the Interior (1981) ca6 120 own cites 1× in case

#8 Wyatt v. United States (2001) cafc 215 own cites 2× in case

#9 Huffman v. Goals Coal Co. (2009) wva 71 own cites 1× in case

#10 Ctzn Coal Cncl v. Norton, Gale A. (2003) cadc 33 own cites 1× in case

#11 Citizens Coal Council and Kentucky Resources Council, Inc. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency (2006) ca6 30 own cites 1× in case

#12 State of Ind. v. Andrus (1980) insd 3 own cites 6× in case

#13 Ohio River Valley Environmental Coalition, Inc. v. Green Valley Coal Co. (2007) ca4 25 own cites 1× in case

#14 Canestraro v. Faerber (1988) wva 19 own cites 1× in case

#15 M.L. Johnson Family Prop. v. David Bernhardt (2019) ca6 7 own cites 2× in case

#16 National Mining Association v. United States Department of the Interior (1997) cadc 12 own cites 1× in case

#17 In re Appalachian Fuels, LLC (2013) bap6 11 own cites 1× in case

#18 National Wildlife Federation v. Lujan (1990) dcd 8 own cites 1× in case

#19 Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, Inc. v. United States Army Corps of Engineers (2016) ca4 8 own cites 1× in case

#20 Pittston Co. v. Lujan (1992) vawd 6 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.