Oliva v. Lynch’s Empirical Analysis
807 F.3d 53 · 2015
Citation profile
8 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 8 U.S.C. § 1101 (§ 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)) · 8 U.S.C. § 1158 (§ 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)) · 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))
Relies on Skidmore v. Swift & Co. · Securities and Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corporation Same · M-E-V-G · W-G-R · Desir v. Ilchert
Most-quoted passages
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“may affirm the BIA only on the grounds stated in the opinion and may not substitute what [this Court] consider[s] to be a more adequate or proper basis for its conclusion.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“(1) composed of members who share a common immutable characteristic, (2) defined with particularity, and (3) socially distinct within the society in question.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[e]xtortion itself can constitute persecution, even if the targeted individual will be physically harmed only upon failure to pay.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.