Statute treatment: 42 U.S.C. § 206

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 30 citation events across 21 distinct cases.

30citations total

21distinct interpreting cases

13distinct courts

10citations in last 5y

1960–2024year range

Top 10 leading cases

#1 Brooks v. United States (2005) uscfc 8 own cites 7× in case

#2 Mansfield v. Billington (2006) dcd 12 own cites 2× in case

#3 Powell v. Castaneda (2005) dcd 28 own cites 1× in case

#4 Jones v. HCA (Hospital Corporation of America) (2014) vaed 25 own cites 1× in case

#5 Zarcone v. Perry (1977) nyed 15 own cites 1× in case

#6 Montgomery v. Chao (2007) dcd 13 own cites 1× in case

#7 Powell v. Castaneda (2007) dcd 10 own cites 1× in case

#8 Lanasa v. City of New Orleans (1985) laed 6 own cites 1× in case

#9 United States v. Braud (1960) cma 2 own cites 1× in case

#10 Deborah A. Lawrence v. Cooper Communities (1998) ca8 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.