Statute treatment: 5 C.F.R. § 551.501

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 48 citation events across 28 distinct cases.

48citations total

28distinct interpreting cases

6distinct courts

11citations in last 5y

1983–2026year range

Top 17 leading cases

#1 Abbey v. United States (2011) uscfc 41 own cites 4× in case

#2 Abbey v. United States (2008) uscfc 15 own cites 4× in case

#3 Martin v. United States (2014) uscfc 18 own cites 3× in case

#4 Moreno v. United States (2008) uscfc 19 own cites 2× in case

#5 Abbey v. United States (2012) uscfc 14 own cites 2× in case

#6 Adams v. United States (2001) uscfc 12 own cites 2× in case

#7 Doe v. United States (2008) cafc 35 own cites 1× in case

#8 Martin v. United States (2017) uscfc 26 own cites 1× in case

#9 Christofferson v. United States (2005) uscfc 20 own cites 1× in case

#10 Brooks v. Weinberger (1989) dcd 7 own cites 2× in case

#11 Albert Slugocki, Appellees/cross-Appellants v. The United States, Appellants/cross-Appellees (1987) cafc 17 own cites 1× in case

#12 Alexander v. United States (1983) cc 11 own cites 1× in case

#13 Doe v. United States (2007) uscfc 2 own cites 4× in case

#14 Moreno v. United States (2009) uscfc 7 own cites 1× in case

#15 Stevens v. Holder (2013) vaed 7 own cites 1× in case

#16 Alamo v. United States (2017) cafc 3 own cites 2× in case

#17 Taite v. Shineski (2010) nhd 1 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.