Statute treatment: C.F.R. § 46.102

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 31 citation events across 17 distinct cases.

31citations total

17distinct interpreting cases

13distinct courts

2citations in last 5y

1976–2025year range

Top 13 leading cases

#1 Sherley v. Sebelius (2011) cadc 464 own cites 6× in case

#2 Crane v. Mathews (1976) gand 15 own cites 3× in case

#3 Vodopest v. MacGregor (1996) wash 28 own cites 2× in case

#4 Util. Solid Waste Activities Grp. v. Envtl. Prot. Agency (2018) cadc 68 own cites 1× in case

#5 Margaret S. v. Edwards (1980) laed 65 own cites 1× in case

#6 Sherley v. Sebelius (2010) dcd 12 own cites 2× in case

#7 Kennedy Krieger Inst., Inc. v. Partlow (2018) md 22 own cites 1× in case

#8 Sherley v. Sebelius (2011) dcd 7 own cites 2× in case

#9 United Tort v. Quorum Health Resources, LLC (In re Otero County Hospital Ass'n) (2015) nmb 7 own cites 2× in case

#10 Ancheff v. Hartford Hospital (2002) conn 12 own cites 1× in case

#11 Geier v. Maryland State Board of Physicians (2015) mdctspecapp 10 own cites 1× in case

#12 C.K. v. Shalala (1995) njd 8 own cites 1× in case

#13 Lifchez v. Hartigan (1990) ilnd 7 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.