Gomez-Diaz v. Ashcroft’s Empirical Analysis
324 F.3d 913 · 2003
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 8 U.S.C. § 1227 (§ 237 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)) · 8 U.S.C. § 1252 (§ 242 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)) · 8 U.S.C. § 1431 (§ 320 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter))
Relies on Mathias v. WorldCom Technologies, Inc. · Ernest Iskandar Nehme v. Immigration and Naturalization Service · Leszek Hughes v. John Ashcroft Attorney General · Xiong v. Immigration and Naturalization Service · Kevin Wedderburn v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(1) At least one parent of the child [biological or adoptive] is a citizen of the United States, whether by birth or naturalization. (2) The child is under the age of eighteen years. (3) The child is residing in the United States in the legal and physical custody of the citizen parent pursuant to a lawful admission for permanent residence.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“shall take effect 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to individuals who satisfy the requirements of section 320 ... of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as in effect on such effective date.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Ali v. Ashcroft“genuine issue of material fact about the petitioner's nationality is presented.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Ali v. Ashcroft
How this case has been treated — in progress
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