Statute treatment: 33 U.S.C. § 1292

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 50 citation events across 24 distinct cases.

50citations total

24distinct interpreting cases

18distinct courts

1citations in last 5y

1974–2023year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 United States v. Velsicol Chemical Corp. (1976) tnwd 38 own cites 2× in case

#2 Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District v. Thomas (1987) caed 7 own cites 6× in case

#3 National Ass'n of Clean Water Agencies v. Environmental Protection Agency (2013) cadc 33 own cites 1× in case

#4 United States v. John Borowski (1992) ca1 8 own cites 2× in case

#5 United States of America,plaintiff-Appellant v. Jamie John Hagberg, Opinion (2000) ca9 15 own cites 1× in case

#6 Committee for Consideration of Jones Falls Sewage System v. Train (1974) mdd 14 own cites 1× in case

#7 Montgomery Environmental Coalition v. Costle (1980) cadc 40 own cites 2× in case

#8 Dobbs v. Train (1975) gand 12 own cites 1× in case

#9 The City of Columbia, South Carolina v. Douglas M. Costle, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, an Agency of the United States of America (1983) ca4 11 own cites 1× in case

#10 United States v. Kuhn (2001) mied 3 own cites 3× in case

#11 Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards v. A & G Coal Corporation (2014) ca4 9 own cites 1× in case

#12 Carr v. Oake Tree Apartments (2001) lactapp 9 own cites 1× in case

#13 City of New Haven v. Train (1976) ctd 4 own cites 2× in case

#14 City of New Brunswick v. Borough of Milltown (1981) njd 7 own cites 1× in case

#15 Illinois v. City of Milwaukee (1979) ca7 25 own cites 1× in case

#16 Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District v. Reilly (1990) ca9 2 own cites 8× in case

#17 City of Berlin v. State (1984) nh 5 own cites 1× in case

#18 Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (1982) ca3 6 own cites 2× in case

#19 Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (1981) cadc 4 own cites 1× in case

#20 South Holland Metal Finishing Company v. Carol Browner, Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency (1996) ca7 3 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.