42 U.S.C. § 7501 — Statute Treatment

Statute treatment: 42 U.S.C. § 7501

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 82 citation events across 64 distinct cases.
82citations total
64distinct interpreting cases
21distinct courts
5citations in last 5y
1980–2025year range
Top 20 leading cases
#1 Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation v. Environmental Protection Agency (2004) scotus 530 own cites 2× in case
#2 Natural Resources Defense Council v. Environmental Protection Agency (2009) cadc 34 own cites 3× in case
#3 Alabama Power Company v. Douglas M. Costle, as Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, Sierra Club, Intervenors. (1980) cadc 267 own cites 1× in case
#4 Sierra Club v. Douglas M. Costle, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, National Coal Association, Alabama Power Company, Intervenors (1981) cadc 260 own cites 1× in case
#5 City of Seabrook, Texas v. United States Environmental Protection Agency (1981) ca5 49 own cites 2× in case
#6 Sierra Club v. Lee M. Thomas, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, American Mining Congress, National Coal Association, Intervenors (1987) cadc 210 own cites 1× in case
#7 New York v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2005) cadc 146 own cites 1× in case
#8 Citizens for a Better Environment v. Wilson (1991) cand 32 own cites 2× in case
#9 General Motors Corp. v. United States (1990) scotus 105 own cites 1× in case
#10 Environmental Council of Sacramento v. Slater (2000) caed 103 own cites 1× in case
#11 State of Ohio v. William D. Ruckelshaus, Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency (1985) ca6 14 own cites 2× in case
#12 Navistar International Transportation Corporation v. United States Environmental Protection Agency (1991) ca6 40 own cites 1× in case
#13 Texas v. United States Environmental Protection Agency (2012) ca5 12 own cites 2× in case
#14 Texas v. Environmental Protection Agency (2013) cadc 35 own cites 1× in case
#15 Edward M. Ober Robin D. Silver v. United States Environmental Protection Agency (1996) ca9 30 own cites 1× in case
#16 Reading Co. v. City of Philadelphia (1993) paed 28 own cites 1× in case
#17 United States v. EME Homer City Generation, L.P (2013) ca3 27 own cites 1× in case
#18 United States v. DTE Energy Co. (2013) ca6 9 own cites 2× in case
#19 Sierra Club v. United States Environmental Protection Agency (2014) ca7 24 own cites 1× in case
#20 Delaware Valley Citizens' Council for Clean Air v. Pennsylvania (1982) paed 19 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.