M-E-V-G’s Empirical Analysis
2014
Citation profile
33 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 8 U.S.C. § 1101 (§ 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)) · 8 U.S.C. § 1103 (§ 103 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)) · 8 U.S.C. § 1158 (§ 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)) · 8 U.S.C. § 1254A (§ 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter))
Relies on Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Elias-Zacarias · Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Cardoza-Fonseca · Medtronic, Inc. v. Lohr · Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Abudu
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 252 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“A particular social group must be defined by characteristics that provide, a clear benchmark for determining who falls within the group. Matter of A-M-E- & J-G-U-, 24 I. & N. Dec. at 76 (holding that wealthy Guatemalans lack the requisite particularity to be a particular social group). .It is critical that the terms used to describe the group have commonly accepted definitions in the society of which the group is a part. Id. (observing that the concept of wealth is too subjective to provide an adequate benchmark for defining a particular social group).”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage“[The requirements] overlap because the overall definition is applied in the fact-specific context of an applicant's claim for relief.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage“persecutory conduct alone cannot define the group.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage
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.