Statute treatment: 8 C.F.R. § 236.6

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 169 citation events across 21 distinct cases.

169citations total

21distinct interpreting cases

16distinct courts

9citations in last 5y

1979–2026year range

Top 11 leading cases

#1 Voces de la Frontera, Inc. v. David A. Clarke, Jr. (2017) wis 23 own cites 121× in case

#2 Dori Zardui-Quintana v. Louis M. Richard (1985) ca11 96 own cites 2× in case

#3 United States v. California (2018) caed 16 own cites 4× in case

#4 SHIH (1993) bia 25 own cites 2× in case

#5 County of Berks v. PA OOR and ALDEA - The People's Justice Center (2019) pacommwct 19 own cites 1× in case

#6 Voces De La Frontera, Inc. v. Clarke (2016) wisctapp 3 own cites 15× in case

#7 Ricketts v. Palm Beach County Sheriff (2008) fladistctapp 11 own cites 1× in case

#8 Gallego v. Immigration & Naturalization Service (1987) wiwd 8 own cites 1× in case

#9 Fernandez-Roque v. Smith (1983) gand 8 own cites 1× in case

#10 Commissioner of Public Safety v. Freedom of Information Commission (2013) connappct 3 own cites 1× in case

#11 State ex rel. Rosnick v. Geauga Cty. Sheriff's Office (2026) ohio 1 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.