Statute treatment: 42 U.S.C. § 2239

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 570 citation events across 213 distinct cases.

570citations total

213distinct interpreting cases

32distinct courts

35citations in last 5y

1960–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Florida Power & Light Co. v. Lorion (1985) scotus 1,800 own cites 30× in case

#2 Citizens Awareness Network, Inc. v. United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (1995) ca1 248 own cites 6× in case

#3 Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. (1978) scotus 2,316 own cites 2× in case

#4 cluster 446519 (1984) cadc 71 own cites 5× in case

#5 Nuclear Energy Institute, Inc. v. Environmental Protection Agency (2004) cadc 188 own cites 3× in case

#6 Citizens Awareness Network, Inc. v. United States (2004) ca1 36 own cites 6× in case

#7 Rockford League of Women Voters v. United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Commonwealth Edison Company, Intervenor-Respondent (1982) ca7 78 own cites 4× in case

#8 Morris v. United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (2010) ca10 33 own cites 6× in case

#9 Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the United States of America, (Two Cases) (1982) cadc 110 own cites 3× in case

#10 Kelley v. Selin (1995) ca6 18 own cites 7× in case

#11 Citizens for a Safe Environment and the Environmental Coalition on Nuclear Power v. Atomic Energy Commission, Metropolitan Edison Company, Intervenors (1974) ca3 20 own cites 6× in case

#12 Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission and United States of America (1989) ca1 23 own cites 5× in case

#13 Union of Concerned Scientists v. Atomic Energy Commission and United States of America, Boston Edison Company, Intervenor (1974) cadc 56 own cites 3× in case

#14 Susquehanna Valley Alliance v. Three Mile Island Nuclear Reactor (1980) ca3 81 own cites 7× in case

#15 Honeywell International, Inc. v. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (2010) cadc 103 own cites 2× in case

#16 Center for Nuclear Responsibility, Inc. v. United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (1986) cadc 85 own cites 2× in case

#17 People of Three Mile Island v. Nuclear Regulatory Commissioners (1984) ca3 35 own cites 8× in case

#18 Westinghouse Electric Corporation v. United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (1977) ca3 31 own cites 3× in case

#19 cluster 415261 (1983) ca7 31 own cites 3× in case

#20 The People Of Three Mile Island v. Nuclear Regulatory Commissioners (1984) ca3 7 own cites 8× 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.