Rodriguez-Arias v. Whitaker’s Empirical Analysis
915 F.3d 968 · 2019
Citation profile
3 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 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. · Navaratwam Kamalthas v. Immigration and Naturalization Service · Kamara v. Attorney General · Ontunez-Tursios v. Ashcroft · Cole v. Holder
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 22 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[t]hose who arrive at our border fleeing torture and seeking refuge under our laws have the right to know that the evidence they present of mistreatment in their home country will be fairly considered and weighed by those who decide their fate.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“ensure that unrebutted, legally significant evidence is not arbitrarily ignored by the factfinder,”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“if it failed to offer a reasoned explanation for its decision, or if it distorted or disregarded important aspects of the applicant's claim.”
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.