434 U.S. 575 (1978) Cited 1,129 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that the presumption of legislative ratification attaches where there is “an administrative or judicial interpretation of a statute,” and Congress “re-enacts statute without change”
Holding that a court has personal jurisdiction in a § 2241 habeas case "`so long as the custodian can be reached by service of process'" as governed by state law
Holding that a habeas corpus petition is properly filed in a district court that has personal jurisdiction over the petitioner's immediate custodian, but declining to answer the question of whether an alien's habeas corpus petition is also properly filed in a district court that has personal jurisdiction over the Attorney General
8 U.S.C. § 1101 Cited 16,683 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. § 1231 Cited 7,947 times 13 Legal Analyses
Concluding that once petitioner's removal order was reinstated, he was no longer eligible for "relief" in the form of adjustment of status-even if he could obtain a Form I-212 waiver