Statute treatment: 45 C.F.R. § 305.20

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 21 citation events across 11 distinct cases.

21citations total

11distinct interpreting cases

9distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1991–2006year range

Top 9 leading cases

#1 Blessing v. Freestone (1997) scotus 1,382 own cites 4× in case

#2 Carelli v. Howser (1991) ca6 29 own cites 3× in case

#3 Kimberly Arrington v. Bill Fuller (2006) ca11 85 own cites 1× in case

#4 Albiston v. Maine Commissioner of Human Services (1993) ca1 56 own cites 1× in case

#5 Mason Ex Rel. Mason v. Bradley (1992) ilnd 6 own cites 2× in case

#6 King v. Bradley (1993) ilnd 9 own cites 1× in case

#7 Freestone v. Cowan (1995) ca9 13 own cites 1× in case

#8 Hill v. San Francisco Housing Authority (2002) cand 3 own cites 1× in case

#9 Davis v. Eubanks and DHS (2000) tennctapp 1 own cites 4× 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.