Statute treatment: 42 U.S.C. § 1202

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 51 citation events across 41 distinct cases.

51citations total

41distinct interpreting cases

30distinct courts

16citations in last 5y

1967–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Thompson v. Shapiro (1967) ctd 61 own cites 2× in case

#2 Liberty Alliance of the Blind v. Califano (1977) ca3 64 own cites 5× in case

#3 Miller v. West (1972) nev 20 own cites 3× in case

#4 United States v. Frazer (1970) almd 63 own cites 1× in case

#5 Pike v. Office of Alcohol & Tobacco Control (2015) lamd 30 own cites 1× in case

#6 Norton v. Blaylock (1968) arwd 28 own cites 1× in case

#7 United States Ex Rel. Clark v. Frazer (1968) almd 26 own cites 1× in case

#8 Leger v. Sailer (1970) paed 8 own cites 2× in case

#9 Woodson v. Department of Social Services (1970) michctapp 8 own cites 2× in case

#10 Brown v. Bates (1973) ohnd 17 own cites 1× in case

#11 Dyer v. Radcliffe (2001) ohsd 12 own cites 1× in case

#12 Carter v. Ridge (2007) ca5 8 own cites 1× in case

#13 Silvey v. Roberts (1973) flmd 4 own cites 1× in case

#14 Richardson v. Graham (1970) azd 8 own cites 2× in case

#15 Arizona State Department of Public Welfare v. Department of Health, Education & Welfare (1971) ca9 6 own cites 1× in case

#16 Kelly v. Retirement Pension Plan for Certain Home Office, Managerial & Other Employees of Provident Mutual (2002) paed 2 own cites 1× in case

#17 People of State of California v. Richardson (1972) cand 9 own cites 1× in case

#18 Like v. Carter (1970) moed 7 own cites 1× in case

#19 Popko v. Pennsylvania State University (1998) pamd 1 own cites 1× in case

#20 Molina-Parrales v. Shared Hospital Services Corp. (2014) tnmd 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.