Stepanovic v. Filip’s Empirical Analysis

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7 federal appellate ·

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

1. “includ[ing], but ... not limited to, being the victim of any act or threatened act of violence, including any forceful detention, which results or threatens to result in physical or mental injury. Psychological or sexual abuse or exploitation, including rape, molestation, incest (if the victim is a minor), or forced prostitution shall be considered acts of violence. Other abusive actions may also be acts of violence under certain circumstances, including acts that, in and of themselves, may not initially appear violent but that are a part of an overall pattern of violence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Johnson v. Attorney General of the United States

2. “We have interpreted the phrase “questions of law” [in 8 U.S.C. § 1252 (a)(2)(D)] to permit judicial review of only “pure” questions of law. A “pure” question of law arises in situations in which a case comes out one way if the Constitution or statute means one thing, and the other way if it means something different. Therefore, factual or discretionary determinations do not constitute reviewable questions of law under § 1252(a)(2)(D).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Castro v. Holder

3. “Denials of discretionary relief,” provides that”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Acharya v. Holder