Statute treatment: 31 U.S.C. § 6716

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 46 citation events across 28 distinct cases.

46citations total

28distinct interpreting cases

15distinct courts

5citations in last 5y

1983–2024year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Brennan v. Stewart (1988) ca5 86 own cites 2× in case

#2 Cleburne Living Center, Inc. v. City of Cleburne, Texas (1984) ca5 34 own cites 2× in case

#3 Brennan v. Stewart (1988) ca5 158 own cites 2× in case

#4 United States v. City of Yonkers (1984) nysd 19 own cites 2× in case

#5 Graboski v. Guiliani (1996) nysd 18 own cites 2× in case

#6 Frazier v. Fairhaven School Committee (2000) mad 5 own cites 5× in case

#7 Greater Los Angeles Council On Deafness, Inc. v. Zolin (1987) ca9 45 own cites 1× in case

#8 City of Salem v. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (1998) massappct 44 own cites 1× in case

#9 Foss v. City of Chicago (1986) ilnd 10 own cites 2× in case

#10 United States v. City of Northlake, Illinois (1991) ca7 28 own cites 1× in case

#11 Huff v. Israel (1983) gamd 5 own cites 3× in case

#12 Conlon v. City of Long Beach (1987) nyed 7 own cites 2× in case

#13 Greater Los Angeles Council on Deafness, Inc. v. Zolin (1987) ca9 57 own cites 1× in case

#14 Ammons v. Dade City (1986) ca11 10 own cites 1× in case

#15 Curl v. Reavis (1984) ca4 48 own cites 1× in case

#16 Foss v. City of Chicago (1987) ca7 8 own cites 3× in case

#17 Foss v. City Of Chicago (1987) ca7 2 own cites 3× in case

#18 United States v. City of Warren (1991) mied 5 own cites 1× in case

#19 Greater Los Angeles Council of Deafness, Inc. v. Zolin (1984) cacd 4 own cites 1× in case

#20 United States v. City of Yonkers (1984) nysd 2 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.