Statute treatment: 5 U.S.C. § 291

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 13 citation events across 13 distinct cases.

13citations total

13distinct interpreting cases

10distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1935–1971year range

Top 13 leading cases

#1 United States v. California (1947) scotus 435 own cites 1× in case

#2 Carl Zeiss Stiftung v. V. E. B. Carl Zeiss, Jena (1966) dcd 250 own cites 1× in case

#3 Alex Carl Smith v. United States (1967) ca5 178 own cites 1× in case

#4 Galatas v. United States (1935) ca8 70 own cites 1× in case

#5 United States v. Stark (1955) mdd 68 own cites 1× in case

#6 United States v. Greater Blouse, Skirt & Neckwear Con. Ass'n (1964) nysd 55 own cites 1× in case

#7 In the Matter of Alexander M. Goldberg v. Hon. Julius J. Hoffman, Hon. Herbert Brownell, Jr., Hon. H. Brian Holland and Hon. Robert Tieken (1955) ca7 44 own cites 1× in case

#8 Bass Anglers Sportsman's Society of America v. Scholze Tannery, Inc. (1971) tned 28 own cites 1× in case

#9 In Re Presentment of Special Grand Jury (1970) mdd 20 own cites 1× in case

#10 Waldemar P. Thomson v. The United States (1966) cc 20 own cites 1× in case

#11 Parker v. Kennedy (1963) nysd 12 own cites 1× in case

#12 United States v. 1,960 Acres of Land (1944) casd 8 own cites 1× in case

#13 Berman v. McDonnell (1935) ca7 3 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.