Statute treatment: 31 U.S.C. § 3729-3731

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 172 citation events across 151 distinct cases.

172citations total

151distinct interpreting cases

74distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1983–2020year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Hudson v. United States (1997) scotus 1,398 own cites 2× in case

#2 Sundstrand Corp. v. Commissioner (1992) tax 1,319 own cites 2× in case

#3 Fant v. State (1996) texcrimapp 56 own cites 4× in case

#4 United States v. $405,089.23 U.S. Currency, Charles Arlt, James Wren, Payback Mines, Claimants-Appellants (1995) ca9 152 own cites 2× in case

#5 Sterling Millwrights, Inc. v. United States (1992) cc 45 own cites 3× in case

#6 United States of America, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. George O. Krizek, M.D., Appellees/cross-Appellants (1997) cadc 107 own cites 2× in case

#7 United States v. John Doe, Inc. I (1987) scotus 97 own cites 2× in case

#8 Ianniello v. Comm'r (1992) tax 61 own cites 2× in case

#9 State v. Zerkel (1995) alaskactapp 60 own cites 2× in case

#10 State v. Rachel (2002) wis 57 own cites 2× in case

#11 Ex Parte Ward (1998) texcrimapp 54 own cites 2× in case

#12 Ebeid Ex Rel. United States v. Lungwitz (2010) ca9 272 own cites 1× in case

#13 United States v. Jon-T Chemicals, Inc., and Lewis M. Overton, Jr., Receiver for Jon-T Chemicals, Inc. (1985) ca5 180 own cites 1× in case

#14 United States of America, Ex Rel. D.J. Findley v. Fpc-Boron Employees' Club (1997) cadc 179 own cites 1× in case

#15 United States v. Board of Educ. of City of Union City (1988) njd 29 own cites 2× in case

#16 United Food & Commercial Workers Unions & Employers Midwest Health Benefits Fund v. Walgreen Co. (2013) ca7 101 own cites 1× in case

#17 United States v. Uzzell (1986) dcd 25 own cites 2× in case

#18 Ab-Tech Construction, Inc. v. United States (1994) uscfc 78 own cites 1× in case

#19 State Ex Rel. Schwartz v. Kennedy (1995) nm 75 own cites 1× in case

#20 Commercial Contractors, Inc. v. United States (1998) cafc 72 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.