Statute treatment: 6 U.S.C. § 706

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 48 citation events across 42 distinct cases.

48citations total

42distinct interpreting cases

19distinct courts

3citations in last 5y

1989–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 South Carolina v. United States (2017) scd 46 own cites 1× in case

#2 Chemical Waste Management, Inc. And Waste Management of North America, Inc. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Lee M. Thomas, Administrator (1989) cadc 30 own cites 1× in case

#3 Center for Biological Diversity v. Zinke (2017) dcd 22 own cites 1× in case

#4 Xpo Logistics Worldwide Government Services, LLC v. United States (2017) uscfc 7 own cites 2× in case

#5 Susquehanna International Group, LLP v. Securities & Exchange Commission (2017) cadc 16 own cites 1× in case

#6 New York State Electric & Gas Corp. v. Saranac Power Partners, L.P. (2000) nynd 15 own cites 1× in case

#7 Achernar Broadcasting Company v. Federal Communications Commission, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Intervenor (1995) cadc 15 own cites 1× in case

#8 Electronic Privacy Information Center v. Internal Revenue Service (2017) dcd 15 own cites 1× in case

#9 Pricewaterhousecoopers Public Sector, LLP v. United States (2016) uscfc 6 own cites 2× in case

#10 Southern Forest Watch, Inc. v. Sally Jewell (2016) ca6 13 own cites 1× in case

#11 Ammex, Inc. v. United States (2000) cit 13 own cites 1× in case

#12 United States v. Blue Ribbon Smoked Fish, Inc. (2001) nyed 13 own cites 1× in case

#13 Sierra Club v. Environmental Protection Agency (2017) cadc 11 own cites 1× in case

#14 Veterans Technology, LLC v. United States (2017) uscfc 4 own cites 2× in case

#15 Mercom, Incorporated v. United States (2017) uscfc 7 own cites 1× in case

#16 Cheavens v. Public Service Corp. (2016) cod 3 own cites 2× in case

#17 Vintage Autoworks, Inc. v. United States (2017) uscfc 6 own cites 1× in case

#18 Appleton v. United States (1999) dcd 5 own cites 1× in case

#19 Checkosky v. Securities & Exchange Commission (1994) cadc 25 own cites 1× in case

#20 Bannum, Inc. v. United States (2014) uscfc 4 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.