Statute treatment: 37 U.S.C. § 313

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 39 citation events across 18 distinct cases.

39citations total

18distinct interpreting cases

6distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1976–2014year range

Top 16 leading cases

#1 Adair v. United States (1981) cc 53 own cites 4× in case

#2 Victoria M. Voge v. United States (1988) cafc 260 own cites 2× in case

#3 Donald D. Huston v. The United States (1992) cafc 67 own cites 2× in case

#4 William Wood Turner, Jr. v. Casper W. Weinberger, Secretary of Defense (1984) ca5 5 own cites 6× in case

#5 Pardo v. United States (1981) cc 7 own cites 4× in case

#6 Roberts v. United States (2014) cafc 38 own cites 1× in case

#7 Uraga v. United States (1983) cc 8 own cites 2× in case

#8 Deggins v. United States (1997) uscfc 5 own cites 3× in case

#9 Lin v. United States (1983) cc 6 own cites 2× in case

#10 McGee v. United States (1984) cc 11 own cites 1× in case

#11 Rickard v. United States (1987) cc 9 own cites 1× in case

#12 In Re Marriage of Wicks (1978) calctapp 4 own cites 2× in case

#13 Deshauteurs v. United States (1997) uscfc 7 own cites 1× in case

#14 Martinez v. Schrock (1976) ca3 19 own cites 1× in case

#15 Collins v. United States (2011) uscfc 2 own cites 2× in case

#16 German v. United States (1980) cc 3 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.