30 U.S.C. § 801 — Statute Treatment

Statute treatment: 30 U.S.C. § 801

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 623 citation events across 404 distinct cases.
623citations total
404distinct interpreting cases
73distinct courts
33citations in last 5y
1972–2026year range
Top 20 leading cases
#1 Donovan v. Dewey (1981) scotus 680 own cites 7× in case
#2 Thunder Basin Coal Co. v. Reich (1994) scotus 511 own cites 5× in case
#3 New York v. Burger (1987) scotus 1,061 own cites 2× in case
#4 D'Angelo v. Gardner (1991) nev 111 own cites 4× in case
#5 Republic Steel Corp. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (1994) pa 96 own cites 4× in case
#6 Mullins Coal Co. of Va. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (1988) scotus 364 own cites 2× in case
#7 Rock of Ages Corporation v. Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor, and Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (1999) ca2 46 own cites 4× in case
#8 Cooley v. United States (1992) tned 30 own cites 5× in case
#9 Speed Mining, Inc. v. Federal Mine Safety & Health Review Commission (2008) ca4 20 own cites 6× in case
#10 Secretary of Labor, Mine Safety & Health Administration v. National Cement Co. of California, Inc. (2007) cadc 28 own cites 4× in case
#11 Walker Stone Company, Inc. v. The Secretary of Labor Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (1998) ca10 25 own cites 4× in case
#12 Secretary of Labor, Mine Safety & Health Administration v. Excel Mining, LLC (2003) cadc 86 own cites 2× in case
#13 Consolidation Coal Company v. Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, Coal Employment Project, United Mine Workers of America, Intervenors (1987) cadc 21 own cites 4× in case
#14 Zeigler Coal Co. v. Kleppe (1976) cadc 76 own cites 2× in case
#15 U. S. Industries/Federal Sheet Metal, Inc. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (1982) scotus 76 own cites 2× in case
#16 North Fork Coal Corp. v. Federal Mine Safety & Health Review Commission (2012) ca6 33 own cites 3× in case
#17 Myers v. United States (1994) ca6 161 own cites 4× in case
#18 International Union, United Mine Workers v. Mine Safety & Health Administration (2005) cadc 71 own cites 2× in case
#19 United Steel v. Mine Safety & Health Admin. (2019) cadc 60 own cites 2× in case
#20 United States of America, Cross-Appellee v. Arvil Lake, Cross-Appellant (1993) ca6 17 own cites 4× 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.