Alonzo v. Lynch’s Empirical Analysis
821 F.3d 951 · 2016
Citation profile
2 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 Gonzales v. Duenas-Alvarez · Descamps v. United States · Moncrieffe v. Holder · SILVA-TREVINO · 135 S. Ct. 1980 - Mellouli v. Lynch
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[a]n alien's actual conduct is irrelevant ... [and] the adjudicator must presume that the conviction rested upon nothing more than the least of the acts criminalized under the state statute.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Dolic v. Barr“In analyzing that question, we afford substantial deference to the [BIA's] interpretation of ambiguous statutory language in the INA and will uphold its construction if it is reasonable.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Dolic v. Barr“which is inherently base, vile, or depraved, and contrary to the accepted rules of morality and the duties owed between persons or to society in general.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Dolic v. Barr
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.