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640 F.3d 962 · 2011

Citation profile

53
cited by 53 later decisions
1
states following
May 2025
most recently cited

4 federal appellate · 6 district · 1 state decisions

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Applies 8 U.S.C. § 1105A (§ 106 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))

Relies on Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · Hilton v. Braunskill · Nken v. Holder · Desta v. Ashcroft · Singh v. Immigration & 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 53 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

  1. “(1) whether the stay applicant has made a strong showing that he is likely to succeed on the merits; (2) whether the applicant will be irreparably injured absent a stay; (3) whether issuance of the stay will substantially injure the other parties interested in the proceeding; and (4) where the public interest lies.”
    8 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
  2. “, Hilton , 481 U.S. at 778 , 107 S.Ct. 2113 , or”
    6 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
  3. “'serious questions going to the merits' and a balance of hardships that tips sharply towards the plaintiff can support issuance of a preliminary injunction, so long as the plaintiff also shows that there is a likelihood of irreparable injury and that the injunction is in the public interest.”
    4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority

How this case has been treated — in progress

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