Statute treatment: 42 U.S.C. § 671

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 1,415 citation events across 664 distinct cases.

1,415citations total

664distinct interpreting cases

153distinct courts

223citations in last 5y

1982–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Suter v. Artist M. (1992) scotus 613 own cites 28× in case

#2 Charlie H. v. Whitman (2000) njd 40 own cites 34× in case

#3 Carson P. ex rel Foreman v. Heineman (2007) ned 34 own cites 19× in case

#4 IN RE TA.L. IN RE A.L. IN PETITION OF R.W. & A.W. IN RE PETITION OF E.A.A.H. AND T.L. (2016) dc 31 own cites 14× in case

#5 Foster Children v. Jeb Bush, Kathleen Kearney, Chuck Bates, Robert Williams, Ester Tibbs (2003) ca11 303 own cites 4× in case

#6 L.J. v. Baltimore City Department of Social Services (2011) ca4 44 own cites 9× in case

#7 Tanner v. State, Department of Health & Welfare (1991) idaho 275 own cites 4× in case

#8 In Re: Kaliyah S. (2015) tenn 538 own cites 3× in case

#9 Kenny A. ex rel. Winn v. Perdue (2003) gand 42 own cites 8× in case

#10 Artist M. v. Gordon Johnson and Gary T. Morgan (1990) ca7 26 own cites 10× in case

#11 In Re Scott County Master Docket (1987) mnd 62 own cites 6× in case

#12 San Diego Cnty. Health & Human Servs. Agency v. A.J. (In re A.G.) (2017) calctapp5d 55 own cites 6× in case

#13 SAM M. EX REL. ELLIOTT v. Chafee (2011) rid 18 own cites 11× in case

#14 Washington State Coalition for the Homeless v. Department of Social & Health Services (1997) wash 119 own cites 4× in case

#15 Larry and Karen Spielman v. Sara C. Hildebrand and Don Madsen (1989) ca10 115 own cites 4× in case

#16 Jane Doe, a Minor Child, by Next Friend, Leslie G. Fein v. District of Columbia (1996) cadc 215 own cites 3× in case

#17 In the Interest of As (2014) haw 10 own cites 15× in case

#18 In re Eden F. (1999) conn 207 own cites 3× in case

#19 Braam v. State (2003) wash 59 own cites 5× in case

#20 Lynch v. King (1982) mad 11 own cites 13× 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.