Statute treatment: 39 U.S.C. § 501

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 19 citation events across 18 distinct cases.

19citations total

18distinct interpreting cases

13distinct courts

1citations in last 5y

1963–2022year range

Top 13 leading cases

#1 State v. Reader's Digest Ass'n (1972) wash 166 own cites 2× in case

#2 Melvin Corngold v. United States (1966) ca9 202 own cites 1× in case

#3 Robert Thomas Smith v. United States (1965) ca5 72 own cites 1× in case

#4 Douglas Carlson v. PRC (2019) cadc 43 own cites 1× in case

#5 Elaine Mittleman v. Postal Regulatory Commission (2014) cadc 37 own cites 1× in case

#6 White v. Bloomberg (1972) mdd 24 own cites 1× in case

#7 National Ass'n of Let. Car. v. Independent Post. S. of A., Inc. (1971) okwd 14 own cites 1× in case

#8 Wilson v. Watson (1968) ksd 8 own cites 1× in case

#9 Pearlstine v. United States (1979) paed 7 own cites 1× in case

#10 Christian Beacon (A Non-Profit Corporation) v. United States (1963) ca3 6 own cites 1× in case

#11 Kelley v. Dunne (1964) mad 3 own cites 1× in case

#12 United States v. First National City Bank (1978) nysd 1 own cites 1× in case

#13 State v. Anonymous (1971-18) (1971) connappct 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.