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In re Ramos

33 Cited authorities

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

    467 U.S. 837 (1984)   Cited 16,023 times   503 Legal Analyses
    Holding that courts "must give effect to the unambiguously expressed intent of Congress"

  2. INS v. Cardoza-Fonseca

    480 U.S. 421 (1987)   Cited 2,391 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the phrase "well-founded fear," which is also found in 8 U.S.C. § 1101, is ambiguous

  3. Richards v. United States

    369 U.S. 1 (1962)   Cited 1,451 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that in FTCA cases "the issue of the applicable law is controlled by a formal expression of the will of Congress"

  4. Crandon v. United States

    494 U.S. 152 (1990)   Cited 494 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that meaning of statute is to be determined from design of statute as whole and its object and policy, in addition to its language

  5. American Tobacco Co. v. Patterson

    456 U.S. 63 (1982)   Cited 602 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that under an employer's bona fide seniority system, there can be no Title VII liability even if the current system perpetuates pre-Title VII lawful discrimination

  6. Adams Fruit Co. v. Barrett

    494 U.S. 638 (1990)   Cited 228 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a delegation of authority to promulgate motor vehicle safety " standards" did not include the authority to decide the pre-emptive scope of the federal statute because "[n]o such delegation regarding [the statute's] enforcement provisions is evident in the statute"

  7. INS v. Phinpathya

    464 U.S. 183 (1984)   Cited 245 times
    Holding that thirty-two-year-old statute must still be given its plain meaning

  8. U.S. v. Chapa-Garza

    243 F.3d 921 (5th Cir. 2001)   Cited 104 times
    Holding Texas felony DWI is not a crime of violence

  9. U.S. v. Doe

    960 F.2d 221 (1st Cir. 1992)   Cited 125 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that crime of being a felon in possession of a firearm is not a crime of violence because typical firearm possession is not violent, even though Doe possessed his gun while waiting to ambush an enemy

  10. Dalton v. Ashcroft

    257 F.3d 200 (2d Cir. 2001)   Cited 92 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that DWI conviction in New York is not a removable offense

  11. Section 924 - Penalties

    18 U.S.C. § 924   Cited 65,690 times   186 Legal Analyses
    Holding that conviction for eluding police, under Maine statute which provides that "[w]hoever, after being requested or signaled to stop, attempts to elude a law enforcement officer by driving a vehicle at a reckless rate of speed which results in a high-speed chase between the operator's vehicle and any law enforcement vehicle using a blue light and siren is guilty" of a felony-level crime, involves conduct that presents a serious potential risk of physical injury to another for purposes of 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)

  12. Section 1101 - Definitions

    8 U.S.C. § 1101   Cited 16,355 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

  13. Section 1227 - Deportable aliens

    8 U.S.C. § 1227   Cited 7,886 times   40 Legal Analyses
    Granting this discretion to the Attorney General

  14. Section 16 - Crime of violence defined

    18 U.S.C. § 16   Cited 3,472 times   62 Legal Analyses
    Defining a crime of violence as ‘ an offense that has as an element the use . . . of physical force against the person or property of another’