Statute treatment: C.F.R. § 478.11

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 348 citation events across 159 distinct cases.

348citations total

159distinct interpreting cases

56distinct courts

118citations in last 5y

2003–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 S. Wilson v. Loretta E. Lynch (2016) ca9 72 own cites 35× in case

#2 United States v. Balde (2019) ca2 111 own cites 4× in case

#3 Franklin v. Sessions (2017) pawd 7 own cites 13× in case

#4 United States v. Yancey (2010) ca7 145 own cites 2× in case

#5 Mock v. Garland (2023) ca5 32 own cites 4× in case

#6 Clifford Tyler v. Hillsdale County Sheriff's Dep't (2014) ca6 27 own cites 4× in case

#7 FURDA v. State (2010) mdctspecapp 11 own cites 7× in case

#8 Clifford Tyler v. Hillsdale County Sheriff's Dep't (2016) ca6 97 own cites 2× in case

#9 United States v. Antonio Lopez-Perera (2006) ca9 16 own cites 5× in case

#10 Ivan Pena v. Stephen Lindley (2018) ca9 36 own cites 3× in case

#11 United States v. Daniels (2025) ca5 20 own cites 4× in case

#12 United States v. Lucio (2005) ca5 32 own cites 3× in case

#13 United States v. Orellana (2005) ca5 57 own cites 2× in case

#14 United States v. Flores (2005) ca5 47 own cites 2× in case

#15 Wilson v. Holder (2014) nvd 5 own cites 9× in case

#16 United States v. Atandi (2004) ca10 38 own cites 2× in case

#17 Stonecipher v. Valles (2014) ca10 160 own cites 1× in case

#18 United States v. Marcus Dwayne McCowan (2006) ca5 35 own cites 2× in case

#19 Dearth v. Holder (2011) cadc 141 own cites 1× in case

#20 United States v. Abduladhim Al Sabahi (2013) ca4 30 own cites 2× 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.