Statute treatment: 7 U.S.C. § 1

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 709 citation events across 572 distinct cases.

709citations total

572distinct interpreting cases

113distinct courts

86citations in last 5y

1935–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Curran (1982) scotus 756 own cites 5× in case

#2 Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Schor (1986) scotus 982 own cites 2× in case

#3 Hecht v. Harris, Upham & Co. (1968) cand 123 own cites 3× in case

#4 Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Co Petro Marketing Group, Inc. (1980) cacd 24 own cites 6× in case

#5 Ricci v. Chicago Mercantile Exchange (1973) scotus 261 own cites 2× in case

#6 In re Commodity Exchange, Inc. (2016) nysd 36 own cites 4× in case

#7 Cresswell v. Sullivan & Cromwell (1990) ca2 157 own cites 2× in case

#8 In re London Silver Fixing, Ltd. (2016) nysd 34 own cites 4× in case

#9 Dunn v. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (1997) scotus 134 own cites 2× in case

#10 Commodity Futures Trading Comm'n v. McDonnell (2018) nyed 20 own cites 5× in case

#11 Joseph P. Cange v. Stotler and Company, Inc. (1987) ca7 100 own cites 2× in case

#12 Randy BIBBO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS, INC., Defendant-Appellee (1998) ca6 630 own cites 1× in case

#13 Berman v. Bache, Halsey, Stuart, Shields, Inc. (1979) ohsd 30 own cites 3× in case

#14 Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 91,539 Liberty National Insurance Holding Company v. The Charter Company (1984) ca11 65 own cites 2× in case

#15 Delay v. Rosenthal Collins Group, LLC (2009) ca6 309 own cites 1× in case

#16 Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Rosenberg (2000) njd 26 own cites 3× in case

#17 Precious Metals Associates, Inc. v. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (1980) ca1 55 own cites 2× in case

#18 Sherry v. Diercks (1981) washctapp 52 own cites 2× in case

#19 Sonterra Capital Master Fund Ltd. v. Credit Suisse Group AG (2017) nysd 24 own cites 3× in case

#20 Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. International Financial Services (New York), Inc. (2004) nysd 262 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.