Statute treatment: 47 U.S.C. § 405

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 545 citation events across 352 distinct cases.

545citations total

352distinct interpreting cases

22distinct courts

15citations in last 5y

1938–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Direct Communications Cedar Valley, LLC v. Federal Communications Commission (2014) ca10 57 own cites 9× in case

#2 Sims v. Apfel (2000) scotus 2,177 own cites 2× in case

#3 Council Tree Communications, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission (2007) ca3 44 own cites 8× in case

#4 Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission (1976) cacd 40 own cites 7× in case

#5 City of Peoria v. General Electric Cablevision Corporation (Gecco), and Third-Party v. Federal Communications Commission, Third-Party (1982) ca3 56 own cites 5× in case

#6 Colorado Radio Corp. v. Federal Communications Commission (1941) cadc 26 own cites 6× in case

#7 Gardner v. Federal Communications Commission (1976) cadc 46 own cites 4× in case

#8 NetworkIP, LLC v. Federal Communications Commission (2008) cadc 213 own cites 2× in case

#9 City of Rochester v. Bond (1979) cadc 193 own cites 2× in case

#10 Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel v. Federal Communications Commission (1999) ca5 123 own cites 2× in case

#11 Washington Gas Light Co. v. Public Service Commission (2009) dc 26 own cites 4× in case

#12 In Re Core Communications, Inc. (2006) cadc 42 own cites 3× in case

#13 Red River Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications Commission (1938) cadc 82 own cites 2× in case

#14 United States Telecom Ass'n v. Federal Communications Commission (2016) cadc 79 own cites 2× in case

#15 Time Warner Entertainment Co., L.P. v. Federal Communications Commission United States of America, Nynex Corporation, Intervenors (1995) cadc 78 own cites 2× in case

#16 Rezi P. Forshey, Claimant-Appellant v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2002) cafc 451 own cites 1× in case

#17 Home Box Office, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Professional Baseball, Intervenors (1977) cadc 401 own cites 1× in case

#18 Sorenson Communications, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission (2009) ca10 29 own cites 3× in case

#19 Southland Industries, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission (1938) cadc 58 own cites 2× in case

#20 Time Warner Entertainment Co. v. Federal Communications Commission (1998) cadc 57 own cites 2× 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.