Statute treatment: 42 U.S.C. § 1302

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 426 citation events across 288 distinct cases.

426citations total

288distinct interpreting cases

81distinct courts

35citations in last 5y

1965–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Edelman v. Jordan (1974) scotus 6,452 own cites 2× in case

#2 Burns v. Alcala (1975) scotus 241 own cites 4× in case

#3 cluster 299424 (1971) ca9 27 own cites 9× in case

#4 Thorpe v. Housing Authority of Durham (1969) scotus 1,071 own cites 2× in case

#5 Florida v. Mathews (1976) ca5 55 own cites 5× in case

#6 Ronda S. CRAIG, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee (1996) ca4 2,386 own cites 1× in case

#7 Graham v. Richardson (1971) scotus 1,493 own cites 1× in case

#8 Nannie MICKLES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee (1994) ca4 151 own cites 2× in case

#9 State of Florida v. Department of Health and Human Services (2021) ca11 22 own cites 5× in case

#10 National Welfare Rights Organization v. F. David Mathews, Secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (1976) cadc 76 own cites 2× in case

#11 Serritella v. Engelman (1972) njd 20 own cites 4× in case

#12 Little v. Streater (1981) scotus 418 own cites 1× in case

#13 Biden v. Missouri (2022) scotus 70 own cites 2× in case

#14 Merck & Co., Inc. v. HHS (2020) cadc 10 own cites 6× in case

#15 Blum v. Bacon (1982) scotus 329 own cites 1× in case

#16 Margiotta v. Christian Hospital Northeast Northwest (2010) mo 55 own cites 2× in case

#17 Preston v. Meriter Hospital, Inc. (2005) wis 15 own cites 4× in case

#18 Hca Health Services of Oklahoma, Inc. v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (1994) cadc 48 own cites 2× in case

#19 Wright v. Califano (1978) ca7 91 own cites 4× in case

#20 Harrell v. Harder (1974) ctd 14 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.