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31 Cited authorities

  1. Chevron U.S.A. v. Natural Res. Def. Council

    467 U.S. 837 (1984)   Cited 16,037 times   504 Legal Analyses
    Holding that courts "must give effect to the unambiguously expressed intent of Congress"

  2. INS v. Elias-Zacarias

    502 U.S. 478 (1992)   Cited 5,132 times
    Holding that central to the asylum statute is that persecution must be on account of a statutorily protected ground, making the assailant's "motive critical"

  3. National Cable Telecom. Assn. v. Brand X Internet S

    545 U.S. 967 (2005)   Cited 1,178 times   41 Legal Analyses
    Holding that an agency is free within "the limits of reasoned interpretation to change course" only if it "adequately justifies the change"

  4. INS v. Cardoza-Fonseca

    480 U.S. 421 (1987)   Cited 2,395 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the phrase "well-founded fear," which is also found in 8 U.S.C. § 1101, is ambiguous

  5. Leocal v. Ashcroft

    543 U.S. 1 (2004)   Cited 1,155 times   23 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a "DUI causing serious bodily injury" is not a "crime of violence"

  6. Hartford Underwriters Ins. Co. v. Unionplanters Bank

    530 U.S. 1 (2000)   Cited 1,256 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding that § 1109(b) was "by its terms inapplicable" in case which had been "converted from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7"

  7. Smith v. United States

    508 U.S. 223 (1993)   Cited 1,178 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a person who sells a firearm "uses" it within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. § 924(d) "even though those actions do not involve using the firearm as a weapon"

  8. Davis v. Michigan Dept. of Treasury

    489 U.S. 803 (1989)   Cited 852 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "the relevant inquiry is whether the inconsistent tax treatment is directly related to, and justified by, `significant differences between the two classes'"

  9. Park 'N Fly, Inc. v. Dollar Park & Fly, Inc.

    469 U.S. 189 (1985)   Cited 939 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding that an incontestable mark cannot be challenged as merely descriptive

  10. Rapanos v. U.S.

    547 U.S. 715 (2006)   Cited 400 times   231 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "[t]he use of the definite article and the plural number ('waters')" made clear that § 1362 is limited to "fixed bodies of water," such as "streams, ... oceans, rivers, lakes," and does not extend to "ordinarily dry channels through which water occasionally or intermittently flows"

  11. Section 1101 - Definitions

    8 U.S.C. § 1101   Cited 16,401 times   91 Legal Analyses
    Finding notice and comment rulemaking is required for the agency's interim rule recognizing fear of coercive family practices as basis for refugee status

  12. Section 1158 - Asylum

    8 U.S.C. § 1158   Cited 10,461 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding a "pattern or practice" of persecution requires it be "systemic, pervasive, or organized"

  13. Section 1103 - Powers and duties of the Secretary, the Under Secretary, and the Attorney General

    8 U.S.C. § 1103   Cited 820 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Granting the Attorney General power to "establish such regulations" and "review . . . administrative determinations in immigration proceedings"

  14. Section 1157 - Annual admission of refugees and admission of emergency situation refugees

    8 U.S.C. § 1157   Cited 181 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Imposing certain population caps for resettling refugees

  15. Section 1003.2 - Reopening or reconsideration before the Board of Immigration Appeals

    8 C.F.R. § 1003.2   Cited 7,780 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Granting power to Board

  16. Section 208.24 - Termination of asylum or withholding of removal or deportation

    8 C.F.R. § 208.24   Cited 39 times
    Stating that DHS may terminate a grant of asylum if it determines that the alien's asylum application was fraudulent such that he was not eligible for asylum when it was granted; after such a determination, DHS must initiate removal proceedings before IJ or BIA