Statute treatment: 42 U.S.C. § 603

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 265 citation events across 165 distinct cases.

265citations total

165distinct interpreting cases

60distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1965–2020year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Dandridge v. Williams (1970) scotus 3,772 own cites 6× in case

#2 Pennsylvania, Department of Public Welfare v. Sebelius (2012) ca3 48 own cites 9× in case

#3 King v. Smith (1968) scotus 1,270 own cites 2× in case

#4 Blum v. Bacon (1982) scotus 329 own cites 3× in case

#5 Bostock v. Clayton County (2020) scotus 1,200 own cites 2× in case

#6 Bowen v. Gilliard (1987) scotus 312 own cites 2× in case

#7 Damico v. California (1967) scotus 307 own cites 2× in case

#8 Carelli v. Howser (1991) ca6 29 own cites 4× in case

#9 St AZ v. Thompson, Tommy G. (2002) cadc 48 own cites 3× in case

#10 Snell v. Wyman (1968) nysd 87 own cites 2× in case

#11 New York State Department of Social Services v. Dublino (1973) scotus 551 own cites 1× in case

#12 United States v. City of New York (2004) ca2 74 own cites 5× in case

#13 In Re Marriage of Lappe (1997) ill 59 own cites 2× in case

#14 Woolfolk v. Brown (1973) vaed 25 own cites 3× in case

#15 In Re the Marriage of Johnson (1981) wash 47 own cites 2× in case

#16 Greene v. Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Services (2008) minn 45 own cites 2× in case

#17 Medicare&medicaid Gu 33,639 Jane Doe v. Barbara Blum, Individually and as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services (1984) ca2 21 own cites 3× in case

#18 Miller v. Youakim (1979) scotus 199 own cites 1× in case

#19 Heckler v. Turner (1985) scotus 179 own cites 1× in case

#20 Bacon v. Toia (1977) nysd 30 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.