30 U.S.C. § 863 — Statute Treatment

Statute treatment: 30 U.S.C. § 863

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 74 citation events across 33 distinct cases.
74citations total
33distinct interpreting cases
9distinct courts
2citations in last 5y
1973–2021year range
Top 20 leading cases
#1 Zeigler Coal Co. v. Kleppe (1976) cadc 76 own cites 6× in case
#2 United States v. Kyle Jones, United States of America v. Gary Neil (1984) ca4 155 own cites 3× in case
#3 United States v. Blue Diamond Coal Company, Scotia Coal Company (1982) ca6 21 own cites 8× in case
#4 National Mining Ass'n v. Mine Safety & Health Administration (1997) cadc 52 own cites 14× in case
#5 Peabody Twentymile Mining v. Secretary of Labor (2019) ca10 14 own cites 6× in case
#6 United States of America, Cross-Appellee v. Arvil Lake, Cross-Appellant (1993) ca6 17 own cites 4× in case
#7 Robert Simpson v. Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (1988) cadc 38 own cites 2× in case
#8 Cooley v. United States (1992) tned 30 own cites 2× in case
#9 MacH Mining, LLC v. Secretary of Labor Mine Safety & Health Administration (2013) ca7 14 own cites 3× in case
#10 United Mine Workers of America, International Union v. Elizabeth H. Dole, in Her Capacity as Secretary of Labor, American Mining Congress, Intervenor (1989) cadc 77 own cites 1× in case
#11 United States v. Thomas M. Acklen (1982) ca6 47 own cites 1× in case
#12 Plateau Mining Corp. v. Federal Mine Safety & Health Review Commission (2008) ca10 11 own cites 2× in case
#13 Association of Bituminous Contractors v. Andrus (1978) cadc 23 own cites 1× in case
#14 NCNB Texas Nat. Bank, NA v. West (1993) ala 20 own cites 1× in case
#15 International Union, United Mine Workers Of America v. Federal Mine Safety And Health Administration (1990) cadc 18 own cites 1× in case
#16 Elk Run Coal Company, Inc. v. United States Department of Labor (2011) dcd 17 own cites 1× in case
#17 Vines v. McKenzie Methane Corp. (1993) ala 12 own cites 1× in case
#18 Secretary of Labor v. Knight Hawk Coal, LLC (2021) cadc 5 own cites 2× in case
#19 Peabody Coal Co. v. Local Union Nos. 1734, 1508 & 1548, United Mine Workers (1973) ca6 89 own cites 1× in case
#20 Sewell Coal Company v. Federal Mine Safety & Health Review Commission, Secretary of Labor (1982) ca4 8 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.