Statute treatment: 5 U.S.C. § 8452

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 119 citation events across 47 distinct cases.

119citations total

47distinct interpreting cases

6distinct courts

37citations in last 5y

1995–2026year range

Top 9 leading cases

#1 Leighton v. Office of Personnel Management (2008) cafc 7 own cites 9× in case

#2 Stephenson v. Office of Personnel Management (2013) cafc 9 own cites 5× in case

#3 Springer v. Adkins (2008) cafc 6 own cites 5× in case

#4 Thomas N. Trevan v. Office of Personnel Management (1995) cafc 32 own cites 1× in case

#5 Boyd v. Office of Personnel Management (2017) cafc 12 own cites 1× in case

#6 Daniel v. Office of Personnel Management (2011) cafc 2 own cites 2× in case

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

#8 Friedman v. Office of Personnel Management (2005) cafc 1 own cites 1× in case

#9 Anderson v. Office of Personnel Management (2017) cafc 1 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.