Statute treatment: 40 U.S.C. § 258a

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 704 citation events across 448 distinct cases.

704citations total

448distinct interpreting cases

105distinct courts

6citations in last 5y

1936–2023year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Arthur J. Fulcher, Jr. v. United States (1980) ca4 36 own cites 8× in case

#2 Hughes v. Com., Dept. of Transp. (1987) pa 41 own cites 6× in case

#3 Redevelopment Agency v. Gilmore (1985) cal 81 own cites 4× in case

#4 United States v. 640.00 Acres of Land, More or Less, in the County of Dade, State of Florida and Virginia Land Company, and Unknown Owners (1985) ca11 19 own cites 8× in case

#5 United States v. Dorothy Blankinship, United States of America v. Dorothy Blankinship (1976) ca9 65 own cites 4× in case

#6 Albrecht v. United States (1947) scotus 99 own cites 3× in case

#7 United States v. 329.73 Acres of Land, Situated in Grenada and Yalobusha Counties, State of Mississippi, and J.G. Carter (1983) ca5 79 own cites 3× in case

#8 Louis Schneider v. County of San Diego, and Reybro, Inc., a California Corporation, Dba, Quality Auto Recycling (2002) ca9 78 own cites 3× in case

#9 United States v. Edgar Timmons, Jr., the Group Known as People Organized for Equal Rights, and Other Unknown Individuals (1982) ca11 78 own cites 3× in case

#10 United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. 50.50 Acres of Land, Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants (1991) ca9 42 own cites 4× in case

#11 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. One Parcel Of Land In Montgomery County, Maryland (1983) ca4 21 own cites 5× in case

#12 Miller v. United States (1980) cc 119 own cites 2× in case

#13 United States Ex Rel. Tennessee Valley Authority v. Powelson (1943) scotus 535 own cites 1× in case

#14 Tektronix, Inc. v. United States (1977) cc 69 own cites 2× in case

#15 United States v. 162.20 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situated in Clay County, State of Mississippi, and F. E. Uithoven (1981) ca5 31 own cites 3× in case

#16 Wendell S. Wilson and Mary Ellen R. Wilson, His Wife v. United States (1965) ca10 63 own cites 2× in case

#17 Likins-Foster Honolulu Corp. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue (1969) ca10 27 own cites 3× in case

#18 W.O. And Eliza Narramore v. The United States (1992) cafc 57 own cites 2× in case

#19 United States v. 99.66 Acres of Land (1992) ca9 35 own cites 7× in case

#20 Board of Com'rs v. Missouri Pacific R. Co. (1993) lactapp 16 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.