Statute treatment: 34 C.F.R. § 300.17

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 45 citation events across 39 distinct cases.

45citations total

39distinct interpreting cases

26distinct courts

14citations in last 5y

1995–2025year range

Top 19 leading cases

#1 Yankton School District v. Harold and Angie Schramm (1996) ca8 71 own cites 2× in case

#2 Somoza v. New York City Department of Education (2008) ca2 89 own cites 1× in case

#3 Stenger v. Stanwood School District (1999) washctapp 22 own cites 2× in case

#4 Marshall Joint School District No. 2 v. C.D. Ex Rel. Brian & Traci D. (2010) ca7 21 own cites 2× in case

#5 D.L. Ex Rel. J.L. v. Unified School District No. 497 (2010) ca10 60 own cites 1× in case

#6 Bd. of Educ. of the Yorktown Cent. Sch. Dist. v. C.S. (2021) ca2 29 own cites 1× in case

#7 Yankton School District v. Harold (1995) sdd 9 own cites 2× in case

#8 Alexander S. Ex Rel. Bowers v. Boyd (1995) scd 21 own cites 1× in case

#9 Alleyne v. New York State Education Department (2010) nynd 11 own cites 1× in case

#10 J.B. v. Killingly Board of Education (1997) ctd 11 own cites 1× in case

#11 ['CAPITAL CITY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL v. GAMBALE'] (2014) dcd 8 own cites 1× in case

#12 D.B. v. Bedford County School Board (2010) vawd 7 own cites 1× in case

#13 J.D.G. & Tiby S. Gomez v. Colonial School District (2010) ded 7 own cites 1× in case

#14 B.H. v. Manhattan Beach Unified Sch. Dist. (2019) calctapp5d 5 own cites 1× in case

#15 Red Clay Consolidated School District v. T.S. (2012) ded 3 own cites 1× in case

#16 Genrette Ex Rel. M.S. v. Options Public Charter School (2013) dcd 3 own cites 1× in case

#17 McGraw v. Board of Educ. of Montgomery County (1997) mdd 3 own cites 1× in case

#18 C. Ex Rel. K.C. v. Maine School Administrative District No. 6 (2008) med 2 own cites 1× in case

#19 Independent School District No. 12 v. Minnesota Department of Education (2009) minnctapp 2 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.