Statute treatment: 5 U.S.C. § 7122

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 158 citation events across 74 distinct cases.

158citations total

74distinct interpreting cases

17distinct courts

10citations in last 5y

1979–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 American Federation of Government Employees, Afl-Cio, Local 3090 v. Federal Labor Relations Authority (1985) cadc 44 own cites 13× in case

#2 Jacqueline A. Tommas Griffith v. Federal Labor Relations Authority (1988) cadc 119 own cites 4× in case

#3 Department of the Air Force v. Federal Labor Relations Authority, American Federation of Government Employees, Amicus Curiae on Behalf Of (1985) ca6 19 own cites 8× in case

#4 National Ass'n of Government Employees v. Federal Labor Relations Authority (1993) vaed 19 own cites 8× in case

#5 Savas Suzal v. Director, United States Information Agency (1994) cadc 17 own cites 6× in case

#6 American Federation of Government Employees, Afl-Cio v. Federal Labor Relations Authority (1985) cadc 56 own cites 2× in case

#7 United States Department of Navy v. Federal Labor Relations Authority (2012) cadc 38 own cites 2× in case

#8 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Federal Labor Relations Authority, American Federation of Government Employees, Afl-Cio, Etc., Intervenor (1984) cadc 36 own cites 2× in case

#9 American Federation of Government Employees, Local 1923 v. Federal Labor Relations Authority (1982) ca4 25 own cites 2× in case

#10 Devine v. White (1983) cadc 8 own cites 4× in case

#11 Department of the Treasury, Office of Chief Counsel v. Federal Labor Relations Authority, National Treasury Employees Union, Intervenor (1989) cadc 18 own cites 2× in case

#12 Devine v. White (1983) cadc 62 own cites 4× in case

#13 American Federation of Government Employees, Afl-Cio v. Federal Labor Relations Authority, Veterans Administration, Intervenor (1988) cadc 14 own cites 2× in case

#14 American Federation of Government Employees v. Nicholson (2007) cadc 27 own cites 3× in case

#15 American Federation of Government Employees, Local 446 v. Principi (2005) dcd 6 own cites 3× in case

#16 Riggs v. United States (1990) cc 26 own cites 1× in case

#17 Allen Johnson v. Trudy H. Peterson, Archivist, National Archives and Records Administration (1993) cadc 25 own cites 1× in case

#18 Panama Canal Commission v. Federal Labor Relations Authority (1989) cafc 9 own cites 2× in case

#19 cluster 491632 (1987) cadc 9 own cites 2× in case

#20 David K. Schafer v. Department of the Interior (1996) cafc 20 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.