Statute treatment: 8 U.S.C. § 1282

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 133 citation events across 84 distinct cases.

133citations total

84distinct interpreting cases

28distinct courts

4citations in last 5y

1955–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Cheng Fan Kwok v. Immigration & Naturalization Service (1968) scotus 334 own cites 6× in case

#2 United States Ex Rel. Tomislav Kordic and Venka Kordic v. P. A. Esperdy, as District Director of the Immigration and Naturalizationservice (1967) ca2 26 own cites 9× in case

#3 Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Stanisic (1969) scotus 87 own cites 2× in case

#4 United States Ex Rel. Szlajmer v. Esperdy (1960) nysd 15 own cites 5× in case

#5 United States v. Disantillo, Michele Romeo (1980) ca3 75 own cites 2× in case

#6 United States v. Timothy Cofield (1994) ca4 43 own cites 2× in case

#7 Siu Fung Luk v. George K. Rosenberg, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service of the United States Department of Justice (1969) ca9 40 own cites 2× in case

#8 Chim Ming v. Marks (1973) nysd 18 own cites 3× in case

#9 Glavic v. Beechie (1963) txsd 10 own cites 4× in case

#10 Tim Lok v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1977) ca2 102 own cites 1× in case

#11 Tim Lok v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1982) ca2 92 own cites 1× in case

#12 Bao Tai Nian v. Holder (2012) ca9 12 own cites 3× in case

#13 Savelis v. Vlachos (1955) vaed 5 own cites 6× in case

#14 William Palmer v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1993) ca7 66 own cites 1× in case

#15 United States v. Arturo Hernandez (1999) ca9 64 own cites 1× in case

#16 Gustavo Castellon-Contreras v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1995) ca7 57 own cites 1× in case

#17 Monsalvo Velazquez v. Bondi (2025) scotus 11 own cites 2× in case

#18 Sannon v. United States (1977) flsd 11 own cites 2× in case

#19 Vassilios Strantzalis A/K/A Bassilios Strantzalis v. The Immigration and Naturalization Service (1972) ca3 22 own cites 1× in case

#20 Siang Ken Wang v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1969) ca9 21 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.