Statute treatment: 5 U.S.C. § 8451

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 180 citation events across 112 distinct cases.

180citations total

112distinct interpreting cases

12distinct courts

79citations in last 5y

1995–2026year range

Top 15 leading cases

#1 William A. Anthony v. Office of Personnel Management (1995) cafc 100 own cites 5× in case

#2 Gooden v. Office of Personnel Management (2006) cafc 13 own cites 8× in case

#3 Thomas N. Trevan v. Office of Personnel Management (1995) cafc 32 own cites 4× in case

#4 Wayne B. Harris v. Department of Veterans Affairs (1998) cafc 245 own cites 1× in case

#5 Solomon v. Vilsack (2010) cadc 28 own cites 2× in case

#6 Szejner v. Office of Personnel Management (2006) cafc 58 own cites 1× in case

#7 United States Ex Rel. Loughren v. Unum Group (2010) ca1 45 own cites 1× in case

#8 Gonzagowski v. Widnall (1997) ca10 34 own cites 1× in case

#9 Bennett v. Henderson (1998) ksd 9 own cites 1× in case

#10 People v. Hamilton (2018) calctapp5d 8 own cites 1× in case

#11 Solomon v. Vilsack (2009) dcd 3 own cites 1× in case

#12 Yahle v. Office of Personnel Management (2002) cafc 1 own cites 2× in case

#13 Dunbar v. Office of Personnel Management (2008) cafc 1 own cites 1× in case

#14 Black v. Office of Personnel Management (2007) cafc 1 own cites 1× in case

#15 Anthony v. Office of Personnel Management (2010) cafc 1 own cites 3× 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.