Statute treatment: CFR § 212.5

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 50 citation events across 18 distinct cases.

50citations total

18distinct interpreting cases

9distinct courts

3citations in last 5y

1969–2025year range

Top 14 leading cases

#1 Jean v. Nelson (1985) scotus 506 own cites 26× in case

#2 Reno v. Flores (1993) scotus 1,957 own cites 2× in case

#3 Clark v. Martinez (2005) scotus 785 own cites 2× in case

#4 Jennings v. Rodriguez (2018) scotus 1,353 own cites 1× in case

#5 Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Stanisic (1969) scotus 87 own cites 2× in case

#6 Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam (2020) scotus 374 own cites 1× in case

#7 Biden v. Texas (2022) scotus 125 own cites 1× in case

#8 Li, Meng Di v. Greene (1991) cod 7 own cites 3× in case

#9 Ragbir v. Homan (2019) ca2 32 own cites 1× in case

#10 Louis v. Nelson (1986) flsd 14 own cites 1× in case

#11 Conceiro v. Marks (1973) nysd 13 own cites 1× in case

#12 Abdur-Rahman v. Napolitano (2010) wawd 3 own cites 2× in case

#13 S.A. v. Trump (2018) cand 2 own cites 1× in case

#14 Louis v. Nelson (1985) flsd 1 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.