Ex parte Woo Shing’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 2 district ·

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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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Section 21. That in case the Secretary of Commerce and Labor shall be satisfied that an alien has been found in the United States in violation of this act, or that' an alien is subject to deportation under the provisions of this act or of any law of the United States, he shall cause such alien within the period of three years after landing or entry therein to be taken into custody and returned to the .country whence he came, as provided by Section 20 of 'this act.” Comp. St. 1913, § 4270.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States ex rel. Lem Him v. Prentis

2. “That this Act shall not be construed to repeal, alter or amend existing laws relating to the immigration or exclusion of Chinese persons or persons of Chinese descent. . . .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States v. Woo Jan

3. ““To allow the Immigration Act its literal effect does not repeal, alter, or amend the laws relating to the Chinese, as it is provided that it shall not, in section 43.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ex parte Woo Jan