Statute treatment: 30 U.S.C. § 1266

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 40 citation events across 21 distinct cases.

40citations total

21distinct interpreting cases

14distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1979–2018year range

Top 19 leading cases

#1 Rose v. Oneida Coal Co., Inc. (1995) wva 16 own cites 8× in case

#2 National Wildlife Federation v. Manuel Lujan, Jr., National Coal Association and American Mining Congress, (Two Cases) (1991) cadc 37 own cites 4× in case

#3 Ctzn Coal Cncl v. Norton, Gale A. (2003) cadc 33 own cites 4× in case

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

#5 National Mining Association v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, United States Department of Interior (1999) cadc 26 own cites 2× in case

#6 Consolidation Coal Company v. Douglas M. Costle, as Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency (1979) ca4 50 own cites 1× in case

#7 National Wildlife Federation v. Lujan (1990) dcd 8 own cites 3× in case

#8 Webb v. Gorsuch (1983) ca4 15 own cites 1× in case

#9 In Re Permanent Surface Mining Regulation Litigation (1985) dcd 13 own cites 1× in case

#10 McElroy Coal Co. v. Michael and Patricia Schoene (2018) wva 4 own cites 2× in case

#11 Sierra Club v. Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (2011) wyo 7 own cites 1× in case

#12 Melvin v. Old Ben Coal Co. (1985) ilsd 7 own cites 1× in case

#13 Benchmark Resources Corp. v. United States (2006) uscfc 6 own cites 1× in case

#14 Webb v. Gorsuch (1983) ca4 43 own cites 1× in case

#15 Old Ben Coal Co. v. Department of Mines and Minerals (1990) illappct 5 own cites 1× in case

#16 Citizens Organized Against Longwalling v. Division of Reclamation (1987) ohioctapp 5 own cites 1× in case

#17 Ainsley v. United States (1985) cc 4 own cites 1× in case

#18 Smerdell v. Consolidation Coal Co. (1992) wvnd 4 own cites 1× in case

#19 Citizens for Responsible Resource Development v. Watt (1984) almd 1 own cites 2× 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.