Statute treatment: C.F.R. § 431.201

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 62 citation events across 37 distinct cases.

62citations total

37distinct interpreting cases

27distinct courts

7citations in last 5y

1984–2023year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 K.W. Ex Rel. D.W. v. Armstrong (2015) ca9 57 own cites 2× in case

#2 Marquez v. State Department of Health Care Services (2015) calctapp 20 own cites 2× in case

#3 Granato v. Bane (1996) ca2 14 own cites 5× in case

#4 Prunckun v. Delaware Dept. of Health & Social Services Oldham v. Delaware Dept. of Health & Social Services (2019) del 11 own cites 2× in case

#5 Washington v. DeBeaugrine (2009) flnd 29 own cites 1× in case

#6 Ladd v. Thomas (1997) ctd 10 own cites 2× in case

#7 Grier v. Goetz (2005) tnmd 6 own cites 3× in case

#8 Banks v. Secretary Of Indiana Family And Social Services Administration (1993) ca7 27 own cites 1× in case

#9 Haymons v. Williams (1992) flmd 6 own cites 2× in case

#10 Lisnitzer v. Zucker (2020) ca2 11 own cites 1× in case

#11 M.A. ex rel. Avila v. Norwood (2015) ilnd 4 own cites 2× in case

#12 Boatman v. Hammons (1998) ca6 7 own cites 1× in case

#13 In Re Easly (2001) pacommwct 3 own cites 2× in case

#14 Perry v. Chen (1996) azd 6 own cites 1× in case

#15 Nb v. District of Columbia (2014) dcd 6 own cites 1× in case

#16 Mitchell ex rel. Mitchell v. Community Mental Health of Central Michigan (2017) mied 5 own cites 1× in case

#17 Boatman v. Hammons (1998) ca6 14 own cites 1× in case

#18 Rosen v. Tennessee Commissioner of Finance & Administration (2002) tnmd 4 own cites 1× in case

#19 Granato v. Bane (1994) nynd 4 own cites 1× in case

#20 Hernandez v. Medows (2002) flsd 4 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.