Statute treatment: 5 U.S.C. § 5348

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 54 citation events across 19 distinct cases.

54citations total

19distinct interpreting cases

7distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1975–2019year range

Top 17 leading cases

#1 International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots v. Honorable Harold Brown, Secretary of Defense (1983) cadc 22 own cites 7× in case

#2 National Maritime Union of America v. United States (1982) cc 19 own cites 4× in case

#3 Department Of The Navy v. Federal Labor Relations Authority (1988) ca3 23 own cites 3× in case

#4 Edmund R. Pitts v. United States of America (1979) ca1 9 own cites 5× in case

#5 Baratt v. United States (1978) cc 14 own cites 3× in case

#6 Ronald H. Whelan v. Charles S. Brinegar, Secretary of the Department of Transportation (1976) ca2 19 own cites 2× in case

#7 Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Engraving and Printing v. Federal Labor Relations Authority (1988) cadc 13 own cites 2× in case

#8 Daigle v. United States (1978) cc 12 own cites 2× in case

#9 Blaha v. United States (1975) cc 25 own cites 1× in case

#10 Department of Defense Dependents Schools v. Federal Labor Relations Authority, No. 87-1733 (1988) cadc 18 own cites 1× in case

#11 Best v. United States (1988) cc 8 own cites 1× in case

#12 Nuclear Regulatory Commission v. Federal Labor Relations Authority, National Treasury Employees Union, Intervenor (1988) ca4 7 own cites 1× in case

#13 Bradley v. United States (1992) cc 6 own cites 1× in case

#14 Best v. United States (1986) cc 6 own cites 1× in case

#15 Department of the Navy v. Federal Labor Relations Authority (1988) ca3 2 own cites 3× in case

#16 Bradley v. United States (1988) cc 2 own cites 1× in case

#17 Henderson v. United States (1989) cc 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.