Statute treatment: 42 U.S.C. § 8301

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 10 citation events across 7 distinct cases.

10citations total

7distinct interpreting cases

7distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1980–2002year range

Top 7 leading cases

#1 Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. State Energy Resources Conservation & Development Commission (1983) scotus 1,371 own cites 3× in case

#2 Stecyk v. Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. (1999) paed 11 own cites 1× in case

#3 Celanese Chemical Company, Inc. v. The United States of America and Interstate Commerce Commission (1980) ca5 9 own cites 1× in case

#4 Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. Lynch (2002) cand 8 own cites 1× in case

#5 United States v. Exxon Corp. (1980) cadc 19 own cites 1× in case

#6 Atlanta Gas Light Co. v. U. S. Department of Energy (1982) ca11 4 own cites 2× in case

#7 Woodland Road Ass'n v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (1985) pacommwct 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.