Statute treatment: 40 C.F.R. § 122.34

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 99 citation events across 18 distinct cases.

99citations total

18distinct interpreting cases

13distinct courts

26citations in last 5y

2003–2022year range

Top 12 leading cases

#1 Environmental Defense Center, Inc. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency (2003) ca9 13 own cites 17× in case

#2 Small MS4 Coalition v. Dept. of Environment (2022) md 10 own cites 7× in case

#3 Dept. of Env. v. Carroll Cnty. Frederick Cnty. v. Dept. of Env. (2019) md 32 own cites 2× in case

#4 Waterkeeper v. Mont. Dep't of Envtl. Quality (2019) mont 4 own cites 7× in case

#5 Small MS4 Coalition v. Dept. of Environment (2021) mdctspecapp 2 own cites 14× in case

#6 Jones Creek Investors, LLC v. Columbia County (2015) gasd 11 own cites 2× in case

#7 Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin v. Village of Hobart (2013) ca7 8 own cites 1× in case

#8 Environmental Defense Center, Inc. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency (2003) ca9 1 own cites 20× in case

#9 Oneida Tribe of Indians v. Village of Hobart (2012) wied 3 own cites 1× in case

#10 Ortiz-Osorio v. Municipality of Loíza (2015) prd 1 own cites 4× in case

#11 Kern v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (2011) nywd 1 own cites 1× in case

#12 Conservation Law Foundation, Inc. v. Pease Development Authority, et al. (2017) nhd 1 own cites 4× 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.