Statute treatment: 95-617 Pub. L. § 92

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 112 citation events across 93 distinct cases.

112citations total

93distinct interpreting cases

36distinct courts

5citations in last 5y

1979–2022year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission v. Mississippi (1982) scotus 445 own cites 6× in case

#2 Public Utility Commission v. Gulf States Utilities Co. (1991) tex 346 own cites 2× in case

#3 Exelon Wind 1, L.L.C. v. Donna Nelson, et a (2014) ca5 37 own cites 2× in case

#4 Nugget Hydroelectric, L.P. v. Pacific Gas and Electric Company (1992) ca9 150 own cites 1× in case

#5 Public Service v. NH Consumer Advocate (1998) ca1 102 own cites 1× in case

#6 Allco Fin. Ltd. v. Robert J. Klee (2017) ca2 65 own cites 1× in case

#7 Public Service Co. of New Hampshire v. Patch (1998) ca1 60 own cites 1× in case

#8 Phoenix Power Partners, L.P. v. Colorado Public Utilities Commission (1998) colo 15 own cites 2× in case

#9 cluster 450766 (1985) ca9 47 own cites 1× in case

#10 State Ex Rel. Sandel v. New Mexico Public Utility Commission (1999) nm 46 own cites 1× in case

#11 Southern California Edison Co. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (1999) cadc 39 own cites 1× in case

#12 Barasch v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (1988) pacommwct 37 own cites 1× in case

#13 Utah State Coalition of Senior Citizens v. Utah Power & Light Co. (1989) utah 37 own cites 1× in case

#14 Florida Power & Light Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (1981) ca5 31 own cites 1× in case

#15 Wilson v. Harlow (1993) okla 25 own cites 1× in case

#16 Rosebud Enterprises, Inc. v. Idaho Public Utilities Commission (1996) idaho 8 own cites 2× in case

#17 People's Counsel v. Public Service Commission (1984) dc 8 own cites 2× in case

#18 Midland Power Cooperative v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (2014) cadc 19 own cites 1× in case

#19 Gulf States Utilities Co. v. Public Utility Commission (1990) texapp 19 own cites 1× in case

#20 Louisiana Public Service Commission v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (1982) ca5 18 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.