Statute treatment: C.F.R. § 440.230

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 617 citation events across 201 distinct cases.

617citations total

201distinct interpreting cases

82distinct courts

36citations in last 5y

1979–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Moore Ex Rel. Moore v. Reese (2011) ca11 103 own cites 23× in case

#2 Preterm, Inc. v. Michael S. Dukakis, Parents' Aid Society, Inc. v. Alexander E. Sharp Ii, Parents' Aid Society, Inc. v. Alexander E. Sharp II (1979) ca1 119 own cites 10× in case

#3 Smith v. Rasmussen (1999) iand 7 own cites 30× in case

#4 Lankford v. Sherman (2006) ca8 46 own cites 7× in case

#5 cluster 374104 (1980) ca8 27 own cites 8× in case

#6 Bryson v. Shumway (2001) nhd 11 own cites 14× in case

#7 Derek Waskul v. Washtenaw Cnty. Community Mental Health (2020) ca6 92 own cites 4× in case

#8 Henry Pashby v. Albert Delia (2013) ca4 390 own cites 2× in case

#9 Sobky v. Smoley (1994) caed 66 own cites 4× in case

#10 Smith v. Palmer (1998) iand 17 own cites 7× in case

#11 Bontrager v. Indiana Family & Social Services Administration (2012) ca7 41 own cites 4× in case

#12 Cowan v. Myers (1986) calctapp 26 own cites 5× in case

#13 McRae v. Califano (1980) nyed 34 own cites 4× in case

#14 Bontrager v. Indiana Family & Social Services Administration (2011) innd 6 own cites 13× in case

#15 John Smith v. Jessie K. Rasmussen, in Her Official Capacity as Director of the Iowa Department of Human Services (2001) ca8 45 own cites 3× in case

#16 Ohlson v. Weil (1997) coloctapp 17 own cites 5× in case

#17 Maxwell Kadel v. Dale Folwell (2024) ca4 17 own cites 5× in case

#18 Dougherty v. Department of Human Services (1982) nj 85 own cites 2× in case

#19 King Ex Rel. King v. Sullivan (1991) rid 36 own cites 3× in case

#20 Cruz v. Zucker (2015) nysd 13 own cites 5× 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.