Florez v. Holder’s Empirical Analysis
779 F.3d 207 · 2015
Citation profile
8 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 8 U.S.C. § 1227 (§ 237 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter))
Relies on Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · Taylor v. United States · Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Cardoza-Fonseca · National Cable & Telecommunications Assn. v. Brand X Internet Services · Gonzales v. Duenas-Alvarez
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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[A]ny offense involving an intentional, knowing, reckless, or criminally negligent act or omission that constitutes maltreatment of a child or that impairs a child's physical or mental well-being, including sexual abuse or exploitation. At a minimum, this definition encompasses convictions for offenses involving the infliction on a child of physical harm, even if slight; mental or emotional harm, including acts injurious to morals; sexual abuse, including direct acts of sexual contact, but also including acts that induce (or omissions that permit) a child to engage in ... sexually explicit conduct....”
5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“crime of child abuse, child neglect, or child abandonment.”
5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“Although the BIA's definition of 'a crime of child abuse' is expansive, it is not unlimited. Soram confirms that a state child-endangerment statute qualifies as a 'crime of child abuse' under the INA only if it requires, as an element of the crime, a sufficiently high risk of harm to a child ... this limitation ensures that the BIA's treatment of state child-endangerment statutes remains within the realm of reason.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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