Statute treatment: 5 U.S.C. § 302

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 30 citation events across 23 distinct cases.

30citations total

23distinct interpreting cases

13distinct courts

3citations in last 5y

1978–2026year range

Top 11 leading cases

#1 District of Columbia v. United States (2005) uscfc 23 own cites 2× in case

#2 Nasa v. Flra (1999) scotus 18 own cites 1× in case

#3 Baca v. Department of Army (2020) ca10 9 own cites 1× in case

#4 Local 2855, AFGE (AFL-CIO) v. United States (1979) ca3 43 own cites 1× in case

#5 National Treasury Employees Union v. Reagan (1981) cadc 40 own cites 1× in case

#6 District of Columbia v. White (1981) dc 4 own cites 1× in case

#7 SGA Financial Corp. v. United States Small Business Administration (1981) njd 4 own cites 1× in case

#8 National Aeronautics & Space Administration v. Federal Labor Relations Authority (1999) scotus 9 own cites 1× in case

#9 Illinois Commercial Fishing Association v. Salazar (2012) dcd 1 own cites 1× in case

#10 National Aeronautics & Space Administration v. Federal Labor Relations Authority (1999) scotus 2 own cites 1× in case

#11 Skokomish Indian Tribe v. General Services Administration (1978) ca9 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.