Statute treatment: 5 U.S.C. § 551-59

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 103 citation events across 93 distinct cases.

103citations total

93distinct interpreting cases

41distinct courts

12citations in last 5y

1972–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Fisher v. United States (2005) cafc 1,410 own cites 1× in case

#2 Centech Group, Inc. v. United States (2009) cafc 421 own cites 1× in case

#3 Harrison v. United States Postal Service (1988) ca4 26 own cites 2× in case

#4 Story v. Shelter Bay Company (1988) washctapp 102 own cites 1× in case

#5 Wyoming v. United States Department of Agriculture (2011) ca10 87 own cites 1× in case

#6 George L. CHARLIER and George B. Russell, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. S. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC., Defendant-Appellee (1977) ca5 68 own cites 1× in case

#7 Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co. v. United States Food & Drug Administration (2008) dcd 64 own cites 1× in case

#8 William v. American Ass'n of Blood Banks (1996) nj 57 own cites 1× in case

#9 Allen v. United States (1984) utd 48 own cites 1× in case

#10 Greenwich Collieries v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, and Andrew Ondecko (1993) ca3 46 own cites 1× in case

#11 Northside Sanitary Landfill, Inc. v. Lee M. Thomas, Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1988) cadc 42 own cites 1× in case

#12 Monsour Medical Center v. Heckler (1986) ca3 490 own cites 1× in case

#13 Feinerman v. Bernardi (2008) dcd 38 own cites 1× in case

#14 Stroughter v. United States (2009) uscfc 37 own cites 1× in case

#15 In Re FIDELITY MORTGAGE INVESTORS, Debtor. LIFETIME COMMUNITIES, INC., Appellant, v. the ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF the UNITED STATES COURTS, Appellee (1982) ca2 33 own cites 1× in case

#16 Woodward v. Rogers (1972) dcd 24 own cites 1× in case

#17 Khanom v. Kerry (2014) nyed 24 own cites 1× in case

#18 At & T Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission (2009) ca3 23 own cites 1× in case

#19 Nutt v. United States (1987) cc 22 own cites 1× in case

#20 UPMC-Braddock Hospital v. Sebelius (2010) ca3 8 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.