case / cause
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 80 U.S. 581 - Blyew v. United States · 1871Most cited · 64 citing opinions
The words 'case' and 'cause' are constantly used as synonyms in statutes and judicial decisions, each meaning a proceeding in court, a suit, or action.
How often courts cite the case defining “case / cause”
Court decisions citing the opinion that defined “case / cause” — 64 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining case as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.