Statute treatment: 48 U.S.C. § 1493

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 79 citation events across 17 distinct cases.

79citations total

17distinct interpreting cases

3distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1987–2005year range

Top 12 leading cases

#1 Government of the Virgin Islands v. Jamel Rivera (2003) ca3 27 own cites 18× in case

#2 Government of the Virgin Islands v. Paul Mills, Government of the Virgin Islands v. Lynn Smith (1991) ca3 19 own cites 16× in case

#3 cluster 775905 (2001) ca3 28 own cites 3× in case

#4 Government of the Virgin Islands v. Fonseca (2001) ca3 11 own cites 3× in case

#5 Government of the Virgin Islands v. Jareem Fahie (2005) ca3 59 own cites 1× in case

#6 Government of the Virgin Islands v. Zacchaeas Blake Leon Nisbett (1997) ca3 11 own cites 1× in case

#7 People of the Territory of Guam v. Frankie Agualo Ulloa (1990) ca9 4 own cites 2× in case

#8 Government of Virgin Islands v. Briggs (2001) vid 1 own cites 6× in case

#9 Government of the Virgin Islands v. Douglas (1987) ca3 14 own cites 1× in case

#10 cluster 597886 (1993) ca9 3 own cites 1× in case

#11 Territory of Guam v. Borja (1992) ca9 4 own cites 1× in case

#12 Government of the Virgin Islands v. Blake (1996) vid 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.