Statute treatment: 31 U.S.C. § 3718

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 12 citation events across 11 distinct cases.

12citations total

11distinct interpreting cases

10distinct courts

1citations in last 5y

1987–2022year range

Top 9 leading cases

#1 Sacks v. Office of Foreign Assets Control (2006) ca9 78 own cites 1× in case

#2 United States Ex Rel. Truong v. Northrop Corp. (1989) cacd 26 own cites 1× in case

#3 US DEPT. OF HUD EX REL. GIVLER v. Smith (1991) paed 16 own cites 1× in case

#4 Shaw v. United States (2000) ca10 14 own cites 1× in case

#5 Richardson v. Baker (1987) nysd 12 own cites 1× in case

#6 Montgomery v. Educational Credit Management Corp. (1999) mnd 5 own cites 2× in case

#7 Johnson v. United States Department of Treasury (2008) ca11 10 own cites 1× in case

#8 United States v. Spann (1992) flsd 3 own cites 1× in case

#9 Schueler v. Rayjas Enterprises, Inc. (1994) nysd 2 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.