Statute treatment: 40 U.S.C. § 490

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 65 citation events across 44 distinct cases.

65citations total

44distinct interpreting cases

23distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1957–2010year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Committee for Auto Responsibility v. Solomon (1979) cadc 83 own cites 5× in case

#2 John W. Merriam v. Robert L. Kunzig, Administrator, General Services Administration (1973) ca3 107 own cites 2× in case

#3 American Friends Service Committee v. William H. Webster, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, (Three Cases) (1983) cadc 77 own cites 2× in case

#4 Russell Corp. v. United States (1976) cc 156 own cites 1× in case

#5 American Federation of Government Employees, Afl-Cio v. Gerald P. Carmen, Administrator, General Services Administration (1981) cadc 12 own cites 3× in case

#6 City of Tacoma, Department of Public Utilities v. United States (1994) cafc 65 own cites 1× in case

#7 Serra v. United States General Services Administration (1987) nysd 18 own cites 2× in case

#8 Adams v. Clinton (2000) dcd 41 own cites 1× in case

#9 John Sefick v. Richard Gardner (1998) ca7 29 own cites 1× in case

#10 American Federation of Government Employees v. Freeman (1980) dcd 4 own cites 4× in case

#11 United States v. 1.33 Acres, Situated in the County of San Luis Obispo, and Louis Fiscalini (1993) ca9 6 own cites 2× in case

#12 Tackett & Schaffner, Inc. v. United States (1980) cc 6 own cites 2× in case

#13 United States v. Cassiagnol (1970) ca4 88 own cites 1× in case

#14 United States v. Ringwood Iron Mines, Inc. (1957) njd 12 own cites 1× in case

#15 Claudio v. United States (1993) nced 10 own cites 1× in case

#16 Maryland Enterprise, L.L.C. v. United States (2010) uscfc 7 own cites 1× in case

#17 Birmingham Realty Co. v. General Services Administration (1980) alnd 7 own cites 1× in case

#18 Dalaly v. United States (1983) cc 7 own cites 1× in case

#19 City of Tacoma v. United States (1993) uscfc 6 own cites 1× in case

#20 City of Reading, Pa. v. Austin (1993) paed 6 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.