Statute treatment: 5 U.S.C. § 8301

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 25 citation events across 21 distinct cases.

25citations total

21distinct interpreting cases

15distinct courts

1citations in last 5y

1971–2024year range

Top 18 leading cases

#1 Lindahl v. Office of Personnel Management (1985) scotus 660 own cites 2× in case

#2 Arnett v. Kennedy (1974) scotus 2,029 own cites 1× in case

#3 Cooper v. United States (1973) cc 55 own cites 1× in case

#4 Boyter v. Commissioner (1980) tax 14 own cites 2× in case

#5 Howard v. Bradshaw and Ona Bradshaw v. United States of America, Howard v. Bradshaw and Ona Bradshaw v. United States (1971) cadc 27 own cites 1× in case

#6 Paalan v. United States (2002) uscfc 20 own cites 1× in case

#7 Villasenor v. Villasenor (1982) arizctapp 16 own cites 1× in case

#8 Kestner v. Department of the Interior (1982) cc 6 own cites 2× in case

#9 Hugh B. MULLER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Manuel LUJAN, Jr., Secretary, United States Department of Interior, Defendant-Appellee (1991) ca6 13 own cites 1× in case

#10 In Re Zott (1998) mieb 13 own cites 1× in case

#11 Gant v. United States (1989) cc 7 own cites 1× in case

#12 Garcia v. United States (1980) cc 3 own cites 2× in case

#13 Paul S. DAVIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donald J. DEVINE, Director, Office of Personnel Management, Defendant-Appellee (1984) ca6 6 own cites 1× in case

#14 Brumley v. United States Department of Labor (1993) ared 2 own cites 1× in case

#15 Morris v. Helms (1982) ca9 4 own cites 1× in case

#16 Witte v. Director of Revenue (1992) mo 5 own cites 1× in case

#17 Anita O. Banda v. Office of Personnel Management, Department of the Air Force (1984) ca5 1 own cites 1× in case

#18 Dungan v. Secretary Transp (2001) ca3 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.