Statute treatment: 50 U.S.C. § 1802

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 49 citation events across 39 distinct cases.

49citations total

39distinct interpreting cases

16distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1980–2017year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 American Civil Liberties Union v. National Security Agency (2007) ca6 122 own cites 2× in case

#2 United States v. Alejandrina Torres (1985) ca7 116 own cites 2× in case

#3 United States v. Shukri Baker (2011) ca5 262 own cites 1× in case

#4 United States v. Duka (2011) ca3 50 own cites 2× in case

#5 United States v. Hammoud (2004) ca4 191 own cites 1× in case

#6 United States v. Ronald William Pelton (1987) ca4 184 own cites 1× in case

#7 United States v. Andrew Duggan, Eamon Meehan, Gabriel Megahey, and Colm Meehan, Defendants (1984) ca2 147 own cites 1× in case

#8 United States v. Truong Dinh Hung, United States of America v. Ronald Louis Humphrey (1980) ca4 124 own cites 1× in case

#9 United States v. Koyomejian (1992) ca9 59 own cites 3× in case

#10 United States v. Carlos Nates (1987) ca9 18 own cites 2× in case

#11 Amnesty International USA v. McConnell (2009) nysd 11 own cites 2× in case

#12 United States v. Megahey (1982) nyed 21 own cites 1× in case

#13 United States v. Falvey (1982) nyed 20 own cites 1× in case

#14 In Re Grand Jury Subpoena (T-112) (2010) ca4 16 own cites 1× in case

#15 United States v. Thomson (1990) nywd 6 own cites 2× in case

#16 American Civil Liberties Union v. National Security Agency (2006) mied 14 own cites 1× in case

#17 Doe v. Ashcroft (2004) nysd 13 own cites 1× in case

#18 United States v. Marzook (2006) ilnd 12 own cites 1× in case

#19 In Re National Security Agency Telecommunications Records Litigation (2008) cand 11 own cites 1× in case

#20 Gill v. United States Department of Justice (2017) dcd 8 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.