Charles v. Garland’s Empirical Analysis
2024
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Applies 8 U.S.C. § 1227 (§ 237 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)) · 8 U.S.C. § 1229A (§ 240 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter))
Relies on Heckler v. Chaney · Juan Antonio Morales v. Immigration and Naturalization Service · Bonilla v. Lynch · G-D · Qun Lin v. Mukasey
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 1 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“no law establishing that by granting reopening in one case, the [BIA] limits its discretion to deny relief in all similar . . . cases.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Phimmady v. Bondi“No statute or regulation has provided any standard for the Board to apply in exercising its sua sponte powers.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Phimmady v. Bondi“the Board is not required -- by regulation or its own decisions -- to reopen proceedings sua sponte.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Phimmady v. Bondi
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.