Statute treatment: 34 C.F.R. § 100.7

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 250 citation events across 121 distinct cases.

250citations total

121distinct interpreting cases

52distinct courts

47citations in last 5y

1981–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Peters v. Jenney (2003) ca4 268 own cites 15× in case

#2 Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education (2002) ca11 34 own cites 13× in case

#3 Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education (2005) scotus 693 own cites 2× in case

#4 Weber v. Cranston School Committee (2000) ca1 93 own cites 3× in case

#5 Barker v. Riverside County Office of Education (2009) ca9 208 own cites 2× in case

#6 Capella University, Inc. v. EXECUTIVE RISK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (2010) ca8 26 own cites 5× in case

#7 Gebser v. Lago Vista Independent School District (1998) scotus 1,348 own cites 1× in case

#8 Emeldi v. University of Oregon (2012) ca9 84 own cites 2× in case

#9 P.N. v. Greco (2003) njd 35 own cites 3× in case

#10 Doe v. United States Department of Health and Human Services (2015) dcd 14 own cites 5× in case

#11 Richard R. Rothman v. Emory University and Richard W. Riley, Secretary of the Department of Education (1997) ca7 63 own cites 2× in case

#12 Johnson v. Galen Health Institutes, Inc. (2003) kywd 23 own cites 3× in case

#13 Ruth Ann Bougher v. University of Pittsburgh, Wesley W. Posvar and Trevor Melia, in Their Official and Individual Capacities, Mary-Ann Bishop Coffey (1989) ca3 227 own cites 1× in case

#14 Clay v. Board of Trustees of Neosho County Community College (1995) ksd 20 own cites 3× in case

#15 Nicholas Marlow v. United States Department of Education and William Bennett, Secretary of Education (1987) ca2 31 own cites 2× in case

#16 Datto v. Harrison (2009) paed 27 own cites 2× in case

#17 West v. Spellings (2007) dcd 14 own cites 3× in case

#18 Bowers v. Baylor University (1994) txwd 24 own cites 2× in case

#19 Litman v. George Mason University (2001) vaed 6 own cites 5× in case

#20 Mennone v. Gordon (1995) ctd 16 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.