Statute treatment: 5 U.S.C. § 5541

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 92 citation events across 56 distinct cases.

92citations total

56distinct interpreting cases

8distinct courts

1citations in last 5y

1972–2021year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Sprague v. United States (1982) cc 12 own cites 7× in case

#2 Crowley v. United States (2005) cafc 65 own cites 2× in case

#3 Fathauer v. United States (2009) cafc 18 own cites 4× in case

#4 Hannon v. United States (2000) uscfc 10 own cites 4× in case

#5 Bull v. United States (2007) cafc 73 own cites 1× in case

#6 Buckley v. United States (2003) uscfc 6 own cites 4× in case

#7 Chapa v. United States Department of Justice (2003) ca5 46 own cites 1× in case

#8 Marlon Bramwell v. U.S. Bureau of Prisons (2003) ca9 45 own cites 1× in case

#9 Crowley v. United States (2002) uscfc 5 own cites 4× in case

#10 Doe v. United States (2008) cafc 35 own cites 1× in case

#11 Curry v. United States (2005) uscfc 11 own cites 2× in case

#12 Christofferson v. United States (2005) uscfc 20 own cites 1× in case

#13 Moreno v. United States (2008) uscfc 19 own cites 1× in case

#14 Hickman v. United States (1999) uscfc 17 own cites 1× in case

#15 Armitage v. United States (1989) cc 17 own cites 1× in case

#16 McQuown v. United States (1972) cc 16 own cites 1× in case

#17 Abbey v. United States (2008) uscfc 15 own cites 1× in case

#18 Fathauer v. United States (2008) uscfc 6 own cites 2× in case

#19 Benevento v. United States (1972) cc 13 own cites 1× in case

#20 Hannon v. United States (1993) uscfc 12 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.