Statute treatment: 42 U.S.C. § 7255

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 38 citation events across 17 distinct cases.

38citations total

17distinct interpreting cases

6distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1978–2004year range

Top 16 leading cases

#1 United States v. Andrew E. Hill and J.E. Pinkerton, United States of America v. Dennis Juren, United States of America v. Edward W. Cromey (1982) cadc 13 own cites 5× in case

#2 United States v. Tesoro Petroleum Corp. (1980) dcd 10 own cites 5× in case

#3 United States of America and J. Kenneth Mansfield, Inspector General of the Department of Energy v. John Iannone, American Petroleum Institute (1979) cadc 8 own cites 4× in case

#4 United States v. Armada Petroleum Corp. (1982) txsd 3 own cites 4× in case

#5 United States v. Exxon Corp. (1980) cadc 19 own cites 3× in case

#6 United States v. Juren (1982) tecoa 10 own cites 1× in case

#7 United States v. Thriftyman, Inc. (1983) tecoa 8 own cites 1× in case

#8 Kerr-McGee Corp. v. Wyoming Oil & Gas Conservation Commission (1995) wyo 7 own cites 1× in case

#9 United States v. Tobins (1981) mad 3 own cites 2× in case

#10 United States v. Iannone (1978) dcd 1 own cites 4× in case

#11 United States v. Ferrell (1983) tecoa 3 own cites 1× in case

#12 United States v. Phoenix Petroleum Co. (1982) txsd 2 own cites 1× in case

#13 West Virginia Public Services Commission v. United States Department of Energy (1982) cadc 7 own cites 1× in case

#14 United States v. Hill (1981) dcd 2 own cites 2× in case

#15 American Electric Power Service Corp. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (1982) cadc 3 own cites 1× in case

#16 United States International Trade Commission v. ASAT, Inc. (2004) dcd 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.