Statute treatment: 42 United States Code § 1988

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 322 citation events across 159 distinct cases.

322citations total

159distinct interpreting cases

30distinct courts

11citations in last 5y

1979–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Flannery v. Prentice (2001) cal 138 own cites 16× in case

#2 California Correctional Peace Officers Assn. v. Virga (2010) calctapp 50 own cites 9× in case

#3 Serrano v. Unruh (1982) cal 284 own cites 4× in case

#4 Beach Colony II v. California Coastal Com. (1985) calctapp 94 own cites 6× in case

#5 Coalition for Economic Survival v. Deukmejian (1985) calctapp 11 own cites 19× in case

#6 Sokolow v. County of San Mateo (1989) calctapp 66 own cites 6× in case

#7 Lindelli v. Town of San Anselmo (2006) calctapp 27 own cites 9× in case

#8 Choate v. County of Orange (2001) calctapp 52 own cites 6× in case

#9 Donovan v. Poway Unified School District (2008) calctapp 73 own cites 5× in case

#10 Schmid v. Lovette (1984) calctapp 31 own cites 7× in case

#11 Maria P. v. Riles (1987) cal 576 own cites 2× in case

#12 Harman v. City and County of San Francisco (2007) calctapp 81 own cites 4× in case

#13 Bouvia v. County of Los Angeles (1987) calctapp 32 own cites 6× in case

#14 Flannery v. California Highway Patrol (1998) calctapp 124 own cites 3× in case

#15 Beasley v. Wells Fargo Bank (1991) calctapp 54 own cites 4× in case

#16 Ochoa v. Superior Court (1985) cal 225 own cites 2× in case

#17 County of Los Angeles v. the Superior Court (1999) cal 28 own cites 5× in case

#18 Graciano v. Robinson Ford Sales, Inc. (2006) calctapp 177 own cites 2× in case

#19 Best v. California Apprenticeship Council (1987) calctapp 37 own cites 4× in case

#20 Endres v. Moran (2006) calctapp 44 own cites 3× 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.