573 U.S. 351 (2014) Cited 403 times 10 Legal Analyses
Holding that—for the term "or"—the "ordinary use is almost always disjunctive, that is, the words it connects are to be given separate meanings" (quoting United States v. Woods, 571 U.S. 31, 45-46 (2013))
Holding that a conviction for "[b]eing under the influence is not a lesser offense to simple possession because it arguably is more serious than mere possession" and is "qualitatively different from any federal conviction for which FFOA treatment would be available" since it "is not a possession crime at all"
Holding that courts should not be strictly guided by grammar in interpreting a statute, but must consider the entire provision, and may even disregard a punctuation to render its true meaning
Upholding BIA determination that involuntary man-slaughter, where alien "recklessly cause[d] the death of her child by consciously disregarding a substantial and unjustifiable risk to life," is a crime involving moral turpitude
18 U.S.C. § 922 Cited 63,040 times 187 Legal Analyses
Finding that "even before the sale of a firearm, the gun, its component parts, ammunition, and the raw materials from which they are made have considerably moved in interstate commerce"
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