🔥 Hot in the last 5 years

Modern cases that are accelerating right now. Filed in 2001 or later, cited by at least 25 different opinions in the last five years. Ranked by how many opinions cite them recently.

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#	Case	Flag	5y citers	25y citers	Total events
1	Ashcroft v. Iqbal scotus · 2009	green	96,359	148,630	419,392
2	Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly scotus · 2007	green	90,199	144,604	474,898
3	Erickson v. Pardus scotus · 2007	green	23,876	34,541	48,600
4	Biestek v. Berryhill scotus · 2019	green	11,432	12,886	20,490
5	Miller-El v. Cockrell scotus · 2003	green	7,630	27,174	64,782
6	Rovilma Diamond v. Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company ca4 · 2005	green	7,211	9,209	10,750
7	Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. scotus · 2008	green	7,163	11,591	28,721
8	Scott v. Harris scotus · 2007	green	7,101	13,010	31,021
9	Harrington v. Richter scotus · 2011	green	6,969	12,626	42,809
10	Jones v. Bock scotus · 2007	green	6,857	10,329	20,578
11	Pearson v. Callahan scotus · 2009	green	6,409	13,176	35,973
12	Phillips v. County of Allegheny ca3 · 2008	green	5,297	8,175	12,300
13	Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins scotus · 2016	green	5,279	7,513	20,406
14	Woodford v. Ngo scotus · 2006	red	5,233	8,121	17,463
15	Astrue v. Ratliff scotus · 2010	green	5,134	6,685	9,835
16	J. Wilkerson v. B. Wheeler ca9 · 2014	green	5,122	6,160	6,201
17	Perry v. Merit Systems Protection Bd. scotus · 2017	green	4,758	4,827	5,111
18	Ben Gary Triestman v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, United States of America ca2 · 2006	green	4,428	6,393	9,327
19	Kamakana v. City and County of Honolulu ca9 · 2006	green	4,227	5,484	12,112
20	Karen Garrison v. Carolyn W. Colvin ca9 · 2014	green	4,133	6,153	16,255
21	Hill v. Lappin ca6 · 2010	green	3,946	5,187	6,408
22	Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N. A. scotus · 2002	green	3,943	8,610	20,508
23	Ashcroft v. al-Kidd scotus · 2011	green	3,905	6,870	16,679
24	Fowler v. UPMC SHADYSIDE ca3 · 2009	green	3,878	5,925	9,978
25	Cullen v. Pinholster scotus · 2011	green	3,855	6,638	14,249
26	United States v. Jose Francisco Reyna-Tapia, AKA Jose Reyna ca9 · 2003	green	3,662	5,122	5,710
27	Holland v. Florida scotus · 2010	green	3,597	5,767	13,721
28	Ross v. Blake scotus · 2016	green	3,558	4,699	11,750
29	TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez scotus · 2021	green	3,481	3,481	10,597
30	Arbaugh v. Y & H Corp. scotus · 2006	green	3,450	6,334	15,084
31	Michael Lacey v. Joseph Arpaio ca9 · 2012	green	3,448	4,618	5,271
32	Molina v. Astrue ca9 · 2012	green	3,356	5,337	12,190
33	Connick v. Thompson scotus · 2011	green	3,340	4,966	11,693
34	Harris v. Mills ca2 · 2009	green	3,304	5,145	5,658
35	Gisbrecht v. Barnhart scotus · 2002	green	3,285	4,525	18,074
36	Kingsley v. Hendrickson scotus · 2015	green	3,212	4,491	10,373
37	George v. Smith ca7 · 2007	green	3,202	4,392	5,820
38	Maureen Thomas v. Jo Anne Barnhart, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration ca9 · 2002	green	3,159	4,955	8,037
39	Gall v. United States scotus · 2007	green	3,141	19,911	77,709
40	Kelley Mala v. Crown Bay Marina ca3 · 2013	green	3,130	3,445	5,483
41	David P. Pagtalunan v. George Galaza, Warden Thomas Maddock, Acting Director, California Department of Corrections ca9 · 2002	green	3,101	3,623	5,073
42	Tellabs, Inc. v. Makor Issues & Rights, Ltd. scotus · 2007	green	3,024	5,976	18,873
43	Lugosch v. Pyramid Co. of Onondaga ca2 · 2006	green	3,004	3,691	7,440
44	Deborah L. Burch v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security ca9 · 2005	green	3,003	4,535	7,526
45	Gonzalez v. Thaler scotus · 2012	green	3,000	4,369	5,989
46	Norman Grayson v. Mayview State Hospital Allegheny County Jail Camp Hill Prison United States of America, Intervenor ca3 · 2002	green	2,979	4,433	5,284
47	Hebbe v. Pliler ca9 · 2010	green	2,977	4,287	5,118
48	People v. Lewis cal · 2021	green	2,913	2,913	8,832
49	Wallace v. Kato scotus · 2007	green	2,875	4,818	10,045
50	Porter v. Nussle scotus · 2002	green	2,873	4,879	9,478
51	United States v. Flores ca5 · 2011	green	2,863	10,182	10,193
52	Lee v. City Of Los Angeles ca9 · 2001	green	2,851	4,940	7,078
53	Daimler AG v. Bauman scotus · 2014	green	2,835	4,594	13,058
54	Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. White scotus · 2006	green	2,823	7,085	27,153
55	Miguel Perez v. James Fenoglio ca7 · 2015	green	2,776	3,524	5,993
56	Tolan v. Cotton scotus · 2014	green	2,725	4,192	6,654
57	Chace v. Curran massappct · 2008	green	2,710	2,732	2,749
58	McQuiggin v. Perkins scotus · 2013	green	2,640	3,790	7,657
59	New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn., Inc. v. Bruen scotus · 2022	green	2,600	2,600	16,418
60	Donald Saucier v. Elliot M. Katz and in Defense of Animals scotus · 2001	red	2,549	10,139	43,776
61	Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations, S. A. v. Brown scotus · 2011	green	2,544	4,221	10,038
62	Orn v. Astrue ca9 · 2007	green	2,534	4,106	7,610
63	National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. Morgan scotus · 2002	green	2,505	6,435	27,700
64	Pace v. DiGuglielmo scotus · 2005	green	2,498	4,424	9,073
65	Robbins Ex Rel. Robbins v. Oklahoma Ex Rel. Department of Human Services ca10 · 2008	green	2,488	3,569	5,375
66	Tommasetti v. Astrue ca9 · 2008	green	2,455	3,925	6,725
67	Sandra Connelly v. Lane Construction Corp ca3 · 2016	green	2,449	3,197	5,104
68	Mullenix v. Luna scotus · 2015	green	2,405	3,665	7,526
69	Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Saudi Basic Industries Corp. scotus · 2005	green	2,356	4,923	14,134
70	Lingenfelter v. Astrue ca9 · 2007	green	2,343	3,497	6,656
71	Crawford v. Washington scotus · 2004	green	2,326	13,245	72,198
72	Treichler v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration ca9 · 2014	green	2,321	3,387	6,893
73	Rhines v. Weber scotus · 2005	green	2,319	3,811	10,550
74	Walker v. Schult ca2 · 2013	green	2,305	3,052	3,712
75	Charles Richard Stone v. Rick Harry Anita Schlank Deborah Konieska Rhonda Heskin Amy Anderson Lori Parkos Jim Lind ca8 · 2004	green	2,298	3,070	4,531
76	Walden v. Fiore scotus · 2014	green	2,291	3,705	11,501
77	Nken v. Holder scotus · 2009	green	2,274	3,424	8,877
78	Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc. ca2 · 2015	green	2,261	2,950	4,286
79	Atlantic Marine Constr. Co. v. United States Dist. Court for Western Dist. of Tex. scotus · 2013	green	2,243	3,250	11,589
80	Starr v. Baca ca9 · 2011	green	2,217	3,370	5,115
81	Miller v. Alabama scotus · 2012	green	2,207	6,194	29,644
82	Carmickle v. Commissioner, Social Security Administration ca9 · 2008	green	2,187	3,425	5,468
83	Zadvydas v. Davis scotus · 2001	green	2,169	3,695	15,681
84	Ziglar v. Abbasi scotus · 2017	green	2,157	3,009	12,257
85	Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes scotus · 2011	green	2,149	4,520	22,050
86	Hill v. Curcione ca2 · 2011	green	2,137	2,876	3,315
87	Leslie Woods v. Kilolo Kijakazi ca9 · 2022	green	2,128	2,128	6,281
88	Rumsfeld v. Padilla scotus · 2004	green	2,117	3,186	6,461
89	Martinez v. Ryan scotus · 2012	green	2,092	3,899	12,188
90	Arista Records, LLC v. Doe 3 ca2 · 2010	green	2,071	2,647	3,433
91	Chambers v. Time Warner ca2 · 2002	green	2,008	4,309	5,957
92	Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial Dist. scotus · 2021	green	2,006	2,006	7,586
93	Moss v. U.S. Secret Service ca9 · 2009	green	1,989	3,143	4,769
94	Buck v. Davis scotus · 2017	green	1,961	2,769	3,974
95	Christopher J. Weiland v. Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office ca11 · 2015	green	1,960	2,304	6,931
96	Debra Rogers v. Commissioner of Social Security ca6 · 2007	green	1,957	2,716	5,533
97	Allen King v. Eric Taylor ca6 · 2012	green	1,937	2,009	2,200
98	James L. Batson, Sr. v. Commissioner of the Social Security Administration ca9 · 2004	green	1,936	3,290	5,136
99	Clapper v. Amnesty International USA scotus · 2013	green	1,931	3,107	8,502
100	Kim Brown-Hunter v. Carolyn W. Colvin ca9 · 2015	green	1,908	2,570	5,596

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