Statute treatment: 42 U.S.C. § 7671

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 34 citation events across 22 distinct cases.

34citations total

22distinct interpreting cases

9distinct courts

2citations in last 5y

1997–2025year range

Top 11 leading cases

#1 Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency (2007) scotus 1,206 own cites 2× in case

#2 Natural Resources Defense Council v. Andrew Wheeler (2020) cadc 40 own cites 2× in case

#3 Arkema Inc. v. Environmental Protection Agency (2010) cadc 34 own cites 2× in case

#4 Mexichem Fluor, Inc. v. Environmental Protection Agency (2017) cadc 4 own cites 6× in case

#5 Corvera Abatement Technologies, Inc. v. Air Conservation Commission (1998) mo 25 own cites 1× in case

#6 Natural Resources Defense Council v. Environmental Protection Agency (2006) cadc 35 own cites 2× in case

#7 Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency (2005) cadc 19 own cites 1× in case

#8 Natural Resources Defense Council v. Environmental Protection Agency (2006) cadc 9 own cites 1× in case

#9 United States v. American Electric Power Service Corp. (2001) ohsd 4 own cites 1× in case

#10 United States v. Larry Joseph Leblanc (1999) ca1 1 own cites 1× in case

#11 Honeywell International Inc. v. Environmental Protection Agency (2004) cadc 1 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.