Escobar v. Lynch’s Empirical Analysis
846 F.3d 1019 · 2017
Citation profile
1 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 1512 · 8 U.S.C. § 1182 (§ 212 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. § 1229B (§ 240a 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 Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · Taylor v. United States · Skidmore v. Swift & Co. · Shepard v. United States · Descamps v. United States
Most-quoted passages
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“Under Skidmore , the measure of deference afforded to the agency 'depends upon the thoroughness evident in its consideration, the validity of its reasoning, its consistency with earlier and later pronouncements, and all those factors which give it power to persuade, if lacking power to control.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“California Penal Code section 136.1(a) is overly broad and not a categorical CIMT because the statute criminalizes conduct that is not intentionally fraudulent and that does not require an intent to injure someone, an actual injury, or a protected class of victims.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“if the decision is a published decision (or an unpublished decision directly controlled by a published decision interpreting the same statute),”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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