Statute treatment: 42 U.S.C. § 205

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 80 citation events across 73 distinct cases.

80citations total

73distinct interpreting cases

37distinct courts

26citations in last 5y

1962–2026year range

Top 18 leading cases

#1 Bordelon v. Barnhart (2005) ca5 13 own cites 4× in case

#2 United States v. Clifton (1992) cma 131 own cites 1× in case

#3 Thomas O. Hayes v. Anthony J. Celebrezze, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (1963) ca5 116 own cites 1× in case

#4 Curtis H. Smith, Agu-Fj-Nqfa v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human Services (1981) ca5 97 own cites 1× in case

#5 Johnson SCOTT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee (1985) ca7 32 own cites 1× in case

#6 Berrios-Velez v. Barnhart (2005) prd 11 own cites 1× in case

#7 Hays v. Finch (1969) pawd 10 own cites 1× in case

#8 Atkins v. Califano (1978) ilnd 9 own cites 1× in case

#9 White v. Barnhart (2005) alnd 7 own cites 1× in case

#10 Perkins v. Colvin (2016) kyed 36 own cites 1× in case

#11 Maynard v. Celebrezze (1962) wvsd 4 own cites 1× in case

#12 Towenson Ex Rel. Mickeal v. Apfel (1998) ksd 4 own cites 1× in case

#13 Clarence Halcomb v. Otis R. Bowen, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant (1987) ca6 2 own cites 1× in case

#14 Palomo v. Barnhart (2005) ca5 1 own cites 2× in case

#15 Williams v. Schweiker (1982) moed 5 own cites 1× in case

#16 Oakland Physicians Med. Ctr. v. Azar (2018) cadc 1 own cites 1× in case

#17 Garcia v. Secretary of Health & Human Services (1984) prd 1 own cites 1× in case

#18 Redwine v. Schweiker (1983) txsd 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.