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"
508 U.S. 223 (1993) Cited 1,212 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"
489 U.S. 803 (1989) Cited 891 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'"
547 U.S. 715 (2006) Cited 414 times 234 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"
8 U.S.C. § 1101 Cited 16,777 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
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