Omar v. McHugh’s Empirical Analysis
646 F.3d 13 · 2011
Citation profile
7 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996) · 5 U.S.C. § 701 · 8 U.S.C. § 1231 (§ 241 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. § 1281 (§ 251 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter))
Relies on Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Environment · Fay v. Noia · Bell v. Hood · Sandin v. Conner · Lindh v. Murphy
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.
“that the Executive Branch may detain or transfer Americans or individuals in U.S. territory at will, without any judicial review of the positive legal authority for the detention or transfer .”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence“[H]istory matters: In habeas cases, we seek guidance from history 'addressing the specific question before us.'”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence“Article II and the relevant Authorization to Use Military Force generally give the Executive legal authority to transfer.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.