Statute treatment: 42 U.S.C. § 3615

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 98 citation events across 76 distinct cases.

98citations total

76distinct interpreting cases

43distinct courts

19citations in last 5y

1971–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Daniel K. Mayers v. Peter S. Ridley (1972) cadc 37 own cites 4× in case

#2 McKIVITZ v. Township of Stowe (2010) pawd 45 own cites 3× in case

#3 Metropolitan Housing Development Corp., Northwest Opportunity Center and Eluteria D. Maldonado, Intervening v. Village of Arlington Heights (1977) ca7 276 own cites 1× in case

#4 Phillips v. City of New York (2009) nyappdiv 240 own cites 1× in case

#5 Dr. Gertrude A. Barber Center, Inc. v. Peters Township (2003) pawd 43 own cites 2× in case

#6 Nelson Walker, and Fair Housing Foundation of Long Beach, Counter-Claimant-Appellant v. City of Lakewood, a California Municipality (2001) ca9 197 own cites 1× in case

#7 Brad Bangerter v. Orem City Corporation, a Utah Municipal Corporation (1995) ca10 135 own cites 1× in case

#8 Astralis Condominium Ass'n v. Secretary, United States Department of Housing & Urban Development Ex Rel. García-Guillén (2010) ca1 115 own cites 1× in case

#9 United States v. City of Parma, Ohio (1981) ca6 114 own cites 1× in case

#10 Park View Heights Corporation v. The City of Black Jack (1972) ca8 98 own cites 1× in case

#11 Children's Alliance v. City of Bellevue (1997) wawd 24 own cites 2× in case

#12 Oxford House, Inc. v. Township of Cherry Hill (1992) njd 83 own cites 1× in case

#13 Wilkison v. City of Arapahoe (2019) neb 75 own cites 1× in case

#14 Gibson v. County of Riverside (2002) cacd 18 own cites 2× in case

#15 Familystyle of St. Paul, Inc. v. City of St. Paul (1990) mnd 18 own cites 2× in case

#16 Williams v. Joyce (1971) orctapp 57 own cites 1× in case

#17 Oxford House, Inc. v. City of Virginia Beach, Va. (1993) vaed 41 own cites 1× in case

#18 United States v. Borough of Audubon, NJ (1991) njd 39 own cites 1× in case

#19 Warren v. Delvista Towers Condominium Ass'n (2014) flsd 37 own cites 1× in case

#20 Texas Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc. (2015) scotus 40 own cites 2× 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.