Statute treatment: 42 C.F.R. § 51.41

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 57 citation events across 26 distinct cases.

57citations total

26distinct interpreting cases

17distinct courts

13citations in last 5y

1999–2025year range

Top 19 leading cases

#1 Center for Legal Advocacy v. Hammons (2003) ca10 44 own cites 7× in case

#2 Indiana Protection & Advocacy Services v. Indiana Family & Social Services Administration (2010) ca7 79 own cites 2× in case

#3 Iowa Protection & Advocacy Services, Inc. v. Gerard Treatment Programs, L.L.C. (2001) iand 23 own cites 3× in case

#4 Protection & Advocacy System, Inc. v. Freudenthal (2006) wyd 12 own cites 4× in case

#5 Disability Rights New York v. Wise (2016) nynd 7 own cites 4× in case

#6 Arizona Center for Disability Law v. Allen (2000) azd 13 own cites 2× in case

#7 Ohio Legal Rights Service v. Buckeye Ranch, Inc. (2005) ohsd 11 own cites 2× in case

#8 Virginia v. Reinhard (2009) ca4 28 own cites 1× in case

#9 Office of Protection & Advocacy for Persons With Disabilities v. Armstrong (2003) ctd 19 own cites 1× in case

#10 Ind. Prot. and Adv. Servs. v. Ind. Family and Soc. (2010) ca7 6 own cites 2× in case

#11 Disabilities Rights Center, Inc. v. Commissioner (1999) nh 13 own cites 1× in case

#12 Michigan Protection & Advocacy Service, Inc. v. Flint Community Schools (2015) mied 5 own cites 2× in case

#13 Disability Rights Ohio v. Buckeye Ranch, Inc. (2019) ohsd 8 own cites 1× in case

#14 Protection & Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities v. Mental Health & Addiction Services (2006) ca2 5 own cites 3× in case

#15 Center for Legal Advocacy v. Earnest (2002) cod 5 own cites 1× in case

#16 Missouri Protection & Advocacy Services v. Missouri Department of Mental Health (2006) ca8 4 own cites 2× in case

#17 Pennsylvania Protection & Advocacy, Inc. v. Houstoun (2000) ca3 2 own cites 3× in case

#18 Connecticut Office of Protection & Advocacy for Persons With Disabilities v. Kirk (2005) ctd 5 own cites 1× in case

#19 Equip for Equality, Inc. v. Ingalls Memorial Hospital (2003) ilnd 5 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.