Johnson v. Whitehead’s Empirical Analysis
647 F.3d 120 · 2011
Citation profile
10 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Appellate journey
reviewedthe decision below (from North Carolina Western District Court)
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 922 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act) · 18 U.S.C. § 924 · 6 U.S.C. § 271 · 8 U.S.C. § 1101 (§ 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)) · 8 U.S.C. § 1227 (§ 237 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)) · 8 U.S.C. § 1228 (§ 238 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. § 1409 (§ 309 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter))
Relies on City of Cleburne Texas v. Cleburne Living Center · Wisconsin v. Yoder · Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · Kremer v. Chemical Construction Corp. · Plyler v. Doe
Most-quoted passages
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“facially legitimate and bona fide reason.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“(a) Proceedings for declaration of United States nationality If any person who is within the United States claims a right or privilege as a national of the United States and is denied such right or privilege by any department or independent agency, or official thereof, upon the ground that he is not a national of the United States, such person may institute an action under the provisions of section 2201 of title 28 against the head of such department or independent agency for a judgment declaring him to be a national of the United States, except that no such action may be instituted in any case if the issue of such person’s status as a national of the United States (1) arose by reason of, or in connection with any .removal proceeding under the provisions of.this chapter or any other act, or (2) is in issue in any such removal proceeding. An action under this subsection may be instituted only within five years after the final administrative denial of such right or privilege and shall be filed in the district court of the United States for the district in which such person resides or claims a residence, and jurisdiction over such officials in such cases is conferred upon those courts.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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