Statute treatment: 47 U. S. C. § 608

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 40 citation events across 28 distinct cases.

40citations total

28distinct interpreting cases

15distinct courts

3citations in last 5y

1978–2021year range

Top 8 leading cases

#1 Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union (1997) scotus 1,167 own cites 6× in case

#2 Federal Communications Commission v. Pacifica Foundation (1978) scotus 755 own cites 2× in case

#3 Noah Duguid v. Facebook, Inc. (2019) ca9 54 own cites 1× in case

#4 Am. Ass'n of Political Consultants, Inc. v. Fed. Commc'ns Comm'n (2019) ca4 44 own cites 1× in case

#5 CBS Corp. v. Federal Communications Commission (2008) ca3 43 own cites 1× in case

#6 Szefczek v. Hillsborough Beacon (1995) njsuperctappdiv 14 own cites 1× in case

#7 ApolloMedia Corp. v. Reno (1998) cand 4 own cites 2× in case

#8 Beach Communications, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission (1992) cadc 2 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.