Statute treatment: 43 U.S.C. § 1714

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 152 citation events across 51 distinct cases.

152citations total

51distinct interpreting cases

15distinct courts

6citations in last 5y

1978–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 National Mining Association v. Ryan Zinke (2017) ca9 21 own cites 22× in case

#2 Mt Royal Joint Vntr v. Kempthorne, Dirk (2007) cadc 54 own cites 8× in case

#3 Sagebrush Rebellion, Inc. v. Hodel (1986) ca9 19 own cites 8× in case

#4 State of Alaska v. Carter (1978) akd 16 own cites 7× in case

#5 Boundary Backpackers v. Boundary County (1996) idaho 40 own cites 4× in case

#6 National Wildlife Federation v. Robert F. Burford, Mountain States Legal Foundation (Two Cases) (1987) cadc 114 own cites 2× in case

#7 Pacific Legal Foundation v. Watt (1982) mtd 8 own cites 7× in case

#8 Yount v. Salazar (2013) azd 3 own cites 13× in case

#9 Sierra Club v. Us Environmental Protection Agency, and City of Phoenix, Intervention-Appellant (1993) ca9 136 own cites 1× in case

#10 Park Lake Resources Ltd. Liability Co. v. United States Department of Agriculture (2004) ca10 108 own cites 1× in case

#11 Mountain States Legal Foundation v. Andrus (1980) wyd 14 own cites 3× in case

#12 Sagebrush Rebellion, Inc. v. Hodel (1986) ca9 22 own cites 8× in case

#13 Mountain States Legal Foundation v. Hodel (1987) wyd 3 own cites 9× in case

#14 Seattle Audubon Society v. Lyons (1994) wawd 61 own cites 1× in case

#15 Defenders of Wildlife v. Cecil D. Andrus, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of the Interior (1980) cadc 58 own cites 1× in case

#16 City of Alexandria v. United States (1983) cc 9 own cites 3× in case

#17 National Wildlife Federation v. Burford (1985) dcd 14 own cites 2× in case

#18 State v. Watkins (1992) cadc 2 own cites 12× in case

#19 Andrus v. Idaho (1980) scotus 12 own cites 2× in case

#20 Mineral Policy Center v. Norton (2003) dcd 28 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.