Statute treatment: 47 U.S.C. § 152

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 648 citation events across 331 distinct cases.

648citations total

331distinct interpreting cases

87distinct courts

24citations in last 5y

1938–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 At&T Corp. v. Iowa Utilities Board (1999) scotus 543 own cites 10× in case

#2 United States v. Southwestern Cable Co. (1968) scotus 450 own cites 5× in case

#3 Directv, Inc. And Echostar Satellite L.L.C. v. Mark Treesh, Commissioner for the Department of Revenue for the State of Kentucky (2007) ca6 1,399 own cites 3× in case

#4 National Ass'n of Regulatory Utility Commissioners v. Federal Communications Commission (1976) cadc 50 own cites 10× in case

#5 Hooters of Augusta, Inc. v. Nicholson (2000) gactapp 47 own cites 8× in case

#6 United States v. Midwest Video Corp. (1972) scotus 105 own cites 5× in case

#7 Bell Atlantic Maryland, Inc. v. MCI Worldcom, Inc. (2001) ca4 25 own cites 10× in case

#8 Verizon v. Federal Communications Commission (2014) cadc 56 own cites 6× in case

#9 Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel v. Federal Communications Commission (1999) ca5 123 own cites 4× in case

#10 Puerto Rico Telephone Company v. Federal Communications Commission, and United States of America, Comtronics, Inc., Intervenor (1977) ca1 37 own cites 7× in case

#11 Direct Communications Cedar Valley, LLC v. Federal Communications Commission (2014) ca10 57 own cites 5× in case

#12 Mozilla Corporation v. FCC (2019) cadc 36 own cites 6× in case

#13 cluster 411112 (1982) cadc 39 own cites 5× in case

#14 City of New York v. Federal Communications Commission (1988) scotus 255 own cites 2× in case

#15 Verizon Maryland Inc. v. Public Service Commission of Maryland (2002) scotus 1,900 own cites 1× in case

#16 Texas v. American Blastfax, Inc. (2000) txwd 42 own cites 4× in case

#17 Qwest Corp. v. City of Bellevue (2007) wash 71 own cites 3× in case

#18 Farina v. Nokia, Inc. (2010) ca3 181 own cites 2× in case

#19 BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. v. Greer (1997) tennctapp 163 own cites 2× in case

#20 New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Public Utilities Commission (1982) me 63 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.