Statute treatment: 5 C.F.R. § 630.401

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 23 citation events across 18 distinct cases.

23citations total

18distinct interpreting cases

9distinct courts

10citations in last 5y

1974–2026year range

Top 8 leading cases

#1 Cleveland Board of Education v. LaFleur (1974) scotus 988 own cites 2× in case

#2 Agee v. United States (2007) uscfc 9 own cites 1× in case

#3 Bennie L. Wade v. Department of the Navy (1987) cafc 6 own cites 1× in case

#4 Robert D. Hammond v. Office of Personnel Management (1986) cafc 4 own cites 1× in case

#5 Michael A. Campana v. Department of the Navy (1989) cafc 3 own cites 1× in case

#6 Miller v. Bond (1981) cadc 14 own cites 1× in case

#7 Klees-Wallace v. Federal Communications Commission (2016) cafc 2 own cites 1× in case

#8 Ricardo M. Gonzales v. United States Department of the Interior (1995) ca10 1 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.