Statute treatment: Stat.

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 347,555 citation events across 137,174 distinct cases.

347,555citations total

137,174distinct interpreting cases

615distinct courts

18,538citations in last 5y

13–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Myers v. United States (1926) scotus 873 own cites 681× in case

#2 Marek v. Chesny (1985) scotus 914 own cites 260× in case

#3 Davis v. United States (1946) scotus 558 own cites 237× in case

#4 Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Chadha (1983) scotus 1,805 own cites 164× in case

#5 Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness Society (1975) scotus 4,558 own cites 121× in case

#6 Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer (1952) scotus 1,614 own cites 144× in case

#7 Panama Refining Co. v. Ryan (1935) scotus 1,084 own cites 152× in case

#8 Glidden Co. v. Zdanok (1962) scotus 686 own cites 140× in case

#9 McGirt v. Oklahoma (2020) scotus 572 own cites 146× in case

#10 Maul v. United States (1927) scotus 85 own cites 256× in case

#11 Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Curran (1982) scotus 756 own cites 102× in case

#12 City of Greenwood v. Peacock (1966) scotus 930 own cites 88× in case

#13 Clinton v. City of New York (1998) scotus 636 own cites 97× in case

#14 Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs. (1978) scotus 40,249 own cites 33× in case

#15 DeCoteau v. District County Court for the Tenth Judicial District (1975) scotus 448 own cites 96× in case

#16 Flora v. United States (1960) scotus 792 own cites 80× in case

#17 Papasan v. Allain (1986) scotus 9,100 own cites 42× in case

#18 Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co. (1970) scotus 15,279 own cites 37× in case

#19 Trop v. Dulles (1958) scotus 2,170 own cites 56× in case

#20 Maine v. Thiboutot (1980) scotus 1,880 own cites 57× 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.