United States v. Dang’s Empirical Analysis
488 F.3d 1135 · 2007
Citation profile
12 federal appellate · 12 district ·
Relationships
Applies 8 U.S.C. § 1101 (§ 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)) · 8 U.S.C. § 1427 (§ 316 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)) · 8 U.S.C. § 1451 (§ 340 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter))
Relies on Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · Broadrick v. Oklahoma · United States v. Salerno · Auer v. Robbins · Members of the City Council of Los Angeles v. Taxpayers for Vincent
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 42 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Unless the applicant establishes extenuating circumstances, the applicant shall be found to lack good moral character if, during the statutory period, the applicant: (i) Willfully failed or refused to support dependents; (ii) Had an extramarital affair which tended to destroy an existing marriage; or (iii) Committed unlawful acts that adversely reflect upon the applicant’s moral character, or was convicted or imprisoned for such acts....”
5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence“[T]he district court is given broad discretion in supervising the pretrial phase of litigation, and its decisions regarding the preclusive effect of a pretrial order ... will not be disturbed unless they evidence a clear abuse of discretion.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence“[R]equiring consideration of an applicant's unlawful acts during the five-year moral character period--whether or not the applicant is convicted for the acts during that period--is not beyond the agency's statutory mandate.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
How this case has been treated — in progress
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