Statute treatment: 31 U.S.C. § 6701

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 21 citation events across 19 distinct cases.

21citations total

19distinct interpreting cases

11distinct courts

3citations in last 5y

1985–2024year range

Top 13 leading cases

#1 Lyle S. Chandler and Adolphus A. Maddox, on Behalf of Themselves and Others Similarly Situated v. The City of Dallas, the City of Dallas (1993) ca5 404 own cites 1× in case

#2 Davis v. City & County of San Francisco (1992) ca9 91 own cites 2× in case

#3 cluster 532991 (1989) ca9 42 own cites 1× in case

#4 National Association of Counties v. James A. Baker, Iii, Secretary of the Treasury (1988) cadc 29 own cites 1× in case

#5 United States v. City and County of San Francisco (1988) cand 19 own cites 1× in case

#6 United States v. City and County of San Francisco (1990) cand 14 own cites 1× in case

#7 Davis v. City & County of San Francisco (1989) ca9 25 own cites 1× in case

#8 Clouser v. City of Thornton (1987) cod 6 own cites 1× in case

#9 Building & Construction Trades Department v. Allbaugh (2001) dcd 5 own cites 1× in case

#10 United States v. City & County of San Francisco (1990) cand 4 own cites 1× in case

#11 United States v. Barreda (1985) innd 2 own cites 1× in case

#12 Betteroads Asphalt Corp. v. United States Department of Transportation (1996) dcd 1 own cites 1× in case

#13 National Ass'n of Counties v. Baker (1987) dcd 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.