Statute treatment: 8 U.S.C. § 110

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 34 citation events across 33 distinct cases.

34citations total

33distinct interpreting cases

16distinct courts

2citations in last 5y

1946–2022year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 United States v. Peltier (1975) scotus 687 own cites 2× in case

#2 BURBANO (1994) bia 701 own cites 1× in case

#3 Kaplun v. Attorney General of the United States (2010) ca3 327 own cites 1× in case

#4 Oyenike Alaka v. Attorney General of the United States Secretary of Department of Homeland Security (2006) ca3 217 own cites 1× in case

#5 United States v. John J. Brennan (1976) ca5 101 own cites 1× in case

#6 Lazaro Fernandez v. United States (1963) ca9 72 own cites 1× in case

#7 Salem v. Holder (2011) ca4 64 own cites 1× in case

#8 Yong Wong Park v. Attorney General of the United States (2006) ca3 45 own cites 1× in case

#9 United States v. Ernest Wesley Miller (1974) ca5 40 own cites 1× in case

#10 United States v. Dennis Llewellyn Tappin (2000) ca2 29 own cites 1× in case

#11 Kelly v. United States (1952) ca5 27 own cites 1× in case

#12 Romero-Perez v. Commonwealth (2016) kyctapp 26 own cites 1× in case

#13 Gatcliffe v. Reno (1998) vid 12 own cites 1× in case

#14 United States v. Chodak (1946) mdd 11 own cites 1× in case

#15 C.J.L.G., a Juvenile Male v. Jefferson Sessions (2018) ca9 7 own cites 1× in case

#16 Ramirez v. Holder (2011) ca2 6 own cites 1× in case

#17 Dawkins v. Holder (2014) ca2 4 own cites 1× in case

#18 United States v. Xochitl Garcia-Santana (2014) ca9 3 own cites 1× in case

#19 Deptula v. Attorney General of United States (2016) ca3 2 own cites 1× in case

#20 Yao Shi v. Eric Holder, Jr. (2013) ca6 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.