Statute treatment: 7 U.S.C. § 6998

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 40 citation events across 23 distinct cases.

40citations total

23distinct interpreting cases

16distinct courts

6citations in last 5y

1997–2023year range

Top 13 leading cases

#1 Dawson Farms, LLC v. Farm Service Agency (2007) ca5 69 own cites 1× in case

#2 Branstad v. Glickman (2000) iand 28 own cites 1× in case

#3 Aageson Grain & Cattle v. United States Department of Agriculture (2007) ca9 6 own cites 2× in case

#4 Beard v. Glickman (2001) cacd 2 own cites 4× in case

#5 Bentley v. Glickman (1999) nynd 4 own cites 1× in case

#6 Harts v. Johanns (2006) ksd 3 own cites 1× in case

#7 Lane v. United States Department of Agriculture (1997) ca8 4 own cites 2× in case

#8 Harmon v. United States Department of Agriculture (2016) ca9 2 own cites 1× in case

#9 Dawson Farms v. Risk Management Agency (2012) ca8 1 own cites 2× in case

#10 J.O.C. Farms, LLC. v. Rural Community Insurance Agency, Inc. (2015) nced 1 own cites 6× in case

#11 FIRST TENNESSEE BANK NAT. ASS'N v. Johanns (2008) tnmd 1 own cites 1× in case

#12 Kroskob v. United States Department of Agriculture (2010) ca10 1 own cites 1× in case

#13 Cooper v. Glickman (1999) ncmd 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.