530 U.S. 466 (2000) Cited 26,924 times 101 Legal Analyses
Holding that “[o]ther than the fact of a prior conviction, any fact that increases the penalty for a crime beyond the prescribed statutory maximum must be submitted to a jury, and proved beyond a reasonable doubt”
559 U.S. 133 (2010) Cited 2,787 times 14 Legal Analyses
Holding that 18 U.S.C. § 924(e) ’s nearly identical "physical force" clause "means violent force—that is, force capable of causing physical pain or injury to another person"
Holding that a conspiracy conviction under Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 21, § 421—a statute textually similar to California Penal Code § 182—is not a serious drug offense under the categorical approach because "the statute could be violated in many ways that have nothing to do with drugs"
In Rendon v. Holder, 782 F.3d 466, 466–473 (C.A.9 2015) (dissent from denial of rehearing), eight circuit judges addressed the question of the difficulty of this determination.
8 U.S.C. § 1101 Cited 16,720 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