Statute treatment: 42 U.S.C. § 678

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 11 citation events across 8 distinct cases.

11citations total

8distinct interpreting cases

8distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1987–2019year range

Top 8 leading cases

#1 Rios v. South Dakota Department of Social Services (1988) sd 13 own cites 2× in case

#2 In the Interest of As (2014) haw 10 own cites 2× in case

#3 Campfield v. Perales (1991) nyappdiv 3 own cites 2× in case

#4 Sapp v. El Paso County Department of Human Services (2008) coloctapp 6 own cites 1× in case

#5 Murray v. Lyng (1987) mnd 5 own cites 1× in case

#6 IN RE: A.I. I.I. (2019) dc 3 own cites 1× in case

#7 Nevels v. State, Department of Human Services (1999) minnctapp 1 own cites 1× in case

#8 Smith v. Adult & Family Services Division (1992) orctapp 1 own cites 1× 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.