Statute treatment: 47 U.S.C. § 402

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 1,328 citation events across 782 distinct cases.

1,328citations total

782distinct interpreting cases

82distinct courts

93citations in last 5y

1936–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Lujan v. National Wildlife Federation (1990) scotus 5,446 own cites 2× in case

#2 Gene A. Folden, Coastal Communications Associates, and Judith A. Longshore v. United States (2004) cafc 426 own cites 4× in case

#3 Federal Communications Commission v. Nextwave Personal Communications Inc. (2003) scotus 210 own cites 4× in case

#4 Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission (1976) cacd 40 own cites 8× in case

#5 Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs v. Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. (1995) scotus 187 own cites 4× in case

#6 National Association of Broadcasters v. Federal Communications Commission (1976) cadc 68 own cites 6× in case

#7 United States v. Peninsula Communications, Inc. (2002) ca9 66 own cites 6× in case

#8 Clarke v. Securities Industry Assn. (1987) scotus 974 own cites 2× in case

#9 John W. Merriam v. Robert L. Kunzig, Administrator, General Services Administration (1973) ca3 107 own cites 4× in case

#10 Media Access Project, People for the American Way, and Union of Concerned Scientists v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America (1989) cadc 41 own cites 6× in case

#11 Law Offices of Seymour M. Chase, P.C. v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America (1988) cadc 10 own cites 14× in case

#12 Telecommunications Research & Action Center v. Federal Communications Commission (1984) cadc 566 own cites 2× in case

#13 United States v. Jerry Szoka (2001) ca6 16 own cites 10× in case

#14 At&T Corp. v. Federal Communications Commission (2000) cadc 87 own cites 4× in case

#15 Prometheus Radio Project v. Federal Communications Commission (2011) ca3 34 own cites 6× in case

#16 In Re Federal Communications Commission (2000) ca2 33 own cites 6× in case

#17 Vernal Enterprises, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission (2004) cadc 20 own cites 8× in case

#18 Capital Cities Communications, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission (1976) cadc 32 own cites 6× in case

#19 Alpine Pcs, Inc. v. United States (2018) cafc 14 own cites 9× in case

#20 Verizon v. Federal Communications Commission (2014) cadc 56 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.