Statute treatment: 42 U.S.C. § 3535

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 119 citation events across 69 distinct cases.

119citations total

69distinct interpreting cases

37distinct courts

8citations in last 5y

1973–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Housing Study Group v. Kemp (1990) dcd 9 own cites 9× in case

#2 Melrose Associates, L.P. v. United States (1999) uscfc 7 own cites 6× in case

#3 Powell v. Housing Authority of Pittsburgh (2002) pa 17 own cites 3× in case

#4 Sager v. Housing Commission (2012) mdd 88 own cites 1× in case

#5 Housing Study Group v. Kemp (1990) dcd 6 own cites 5× in case

#6 United States v. Winthrop Towers, a Limited Partnership, and Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company as Trustee Under Trust 1037 (1980) ca7 72 own cites 1× in case

#7 Ferrell v. Pierce (1983) ilnd 18 own cites 2× in case

#8 Tenant Affairs Board v. Samuel R. Pierce, Jr. (1982) ca8 5 own cites 5× in case

#9 CITY-WIDE COALITION, ETC. v. Philadelphia Hous. Auth. (1973) paed 15 own cites 2× in case

#10 City of Boston v. Patricia Harris, Etc., Marion Hart, Plaintiffs-Intervenors (1980) ca1 12 own cites 2× in case

#11 Merrill Tenant Council v. United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (Hud) (1981) ca7 33 own cites 1× in case

#12 Housing Study Group v. Kemp (1990) dcd 6 own cites 3× in case

#13 Bankers Life Co. v. Denton (1983) illappct 27 own cites 1× in case

#14 Kent Farm Co. v. Hills (1976) dcd 23 own cites 1× in case

#15 Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority v. Pierce (1983) ca4 19 own cites 1× in case

#16 Figgs v. Boston Housing Authority (2014) mass 18 own cites 1× in case

#17 Martinez v. Rhode Island Housing & Mortgage Finance Corp. (1986) rid 7 own cites 2× in case

#18 Jimmie Mae King v. The Housing Authority of the City of Huntsville, Alabama a Corporation (1982) ca11 17 own cites 1× in case

#19 Jeannette Silva v. East Providence Housing Authority, Carla A. Hills, Etc. (1977) ca1 17 own cites 1× in case

#20 James D. Ferrell v. United States Department Of Housing And Urban Development (1999) ca7 4 own cites 3× 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.