Molathwa v. Ashcroft’s Empirical Analysis
390 F.3d 551 · 2004
Citation profile
9 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 8 U.S.C. § 1158 (§ 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter))
Relies on Ngure v. Ashcroft · Geovanni Hernandez-Montiel v. Immigration and Naturalization Service · Perinpanathan v. Immigration & Naturalization Service · Tawm v. Ashcroft · Loulou v. Ashcroft
Most-quoted passages
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“We will assume, for purposes of [petitioner's] appeal, homosexuals are a particular social group eligible for relief”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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