501 U.S. 868 (1991) Cited 943 times 63 Legal Analyses
Holding that a Tax Court special trial judge is an "inferior officer" even though "special trial judges ... render [final] decisions of the Tax Court in [certain] cases"
499 U.S. 187 (1991) Cited 358 times 13 Legal Analyses
Holding that "[w]hether an employment practice involves disparate treatment through explicit facial discrimination does not depend on why the employer discriminates but rather on the explicit terms of the discrimination"
Holding sworn affidavits of senators who prepared original draft expressing their view on coverage of statute cannot be given probative weight because it represents only personal views of legislator
8 U.S.C. § 1101 Cited 16,712 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
8 U.S.C. § 1229b Cited 5,205 times 24 Legal Analyses
Granting the Attorney General discretion to cancel the removal of an alien who has “been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty by a ... parent who is ... a United States citizen”