Statute treatment: 36 C.F.R. § 219.9

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 18 citation events across 13 distinct cases.

18citations total

13distinct interpreting cases

5distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

2001–2017year range

Top 8 leading cases

#1 Sierra Forest Legacy v. Rey (2009) ca9 127 own cites 2× in case

#2 Colorado Off-Highway Vehicle Coalition v. United States Forest Service (2004) ca10 19 own cites 2× in case

#3 Kootenai Tribe of Idaho v. Veneman (2001) idd 10 own cites 2× in case

#4 Sierra Forest Legacy v. Rey (2008) ca9 8 own cites 2× in case

#5 Federal Forest Resource Coalition v. Vilsack (2015) dcd 13 own cites 1× in case

#6 Southeast Alaska Conservation Council v. United States Forest Service (2017) ca9 12 own cites 1× in case

#7 Idaho Ex Rel. Kempthorne v. United States Forest Service (2001) idd 3 own cites 2× in case

#8 Sierra Club v. United States Forest Service (2008) gand 1 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.