Statute treatment: C.F.R. § 682.404

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 41 citation events across 28 distinct cases.

41citations total

28distinct interpreting cases

16distinct courts

1citations in last 5y

1990–2023year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 cluster 778655 (2002) ca4 54 own cites 2× in case

#2 Chae v. SLM Corp. (2010) ca9 98 own cites 1× in case

#3 American Association of Cosmetology Schools v. Richard W. Riley, Secretary of Education (1999) ca9 18 own cites 2× in case

#4 Association of Accredited Cosmetology Schools v. Lamar Alexander, Secretary, United States Department of Education (1992) cadc 40 own cites 1× in case

#5 Education Assistance Corporation, a South Dakota Corporation v. Lauro F. Cavazos, Secretary of Education of the United States (1990) ca8 37 own cites 1× in case

#6 Skerry v. Massachusetts Higher Education Assistance Corp. (1999) mad 21 own cites 1× in case

#7 Student Loan Servicing Alliance v. Dist. of Columbia (2018) cadc 16 own cites 1× in case

#8 Murungi v. Texas Guaranteed (2010) laed 8 own cites 1× in case

#9 Pro Schools, Inc. v. Riley (1993) wied 8 own cites 1× in case

#10 cluster 601777 (1993) cadc 7 own cites 1× in case

#11 Chauffeur's Training School, Inc. v. Riley (1997) nynd 6 own cites 1× in case

#12 Atlanta College of Medical & Dental Careers, Inc. v. Alexander (1992) dcd 5 own cites 1× in case

#13 Banks v. Sallie Mae Servicing Corp. (2002) ca4 7 own cites 2× in case

#14 United States Department of Education v. Harris (2006) tnwd 1 own cites 5× in case

#15 Student Loan Fund of Idaho, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Education (2001) ca9 12 own cites 1× in case

#16 Kielisch v. Educational Credit Management Corp. (2001) ca4 2 own cites 5× in case

#17 Computer Learning Centers, Inc. v. Riley (1997) ilnd 2 own cites 1× in case

#18 Ascendium Education Solutions, Inc. v. Miguel Cardona (2023) cadc 2 own cites 1× in case

#19 United States v. Robert Birch (2015) ca3 2 own cites 1× in case

#20 Atlanta College of Medical & Dental Careers, Inc. v. Riley (1993) cadc 3 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.