563 U.S. 668 (2011) Cited 178 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that, in order to prove a violation of § 1512(C), the government must show a "reasonable likelihood" that a relevant communication would have been made to a federal officer but for the victim's death
Holding that the question "does not present an obscure ambiguity or a matter committed to agency discretion" because Chapter 73 "permit us to easily determine the types of conduct Congress intended the phrase to encompass"
Holding that "the BIA acted reasonably in deriving the definition of ‘obstruction of justice’ for purposes of § 1101 from the body of federal statutes imposing criminal penalties on obstruction-of-justice offenses"
Holding that a Connecticut conviction for tampering with witness was an "offense relating to obstruction of justice," because the state conviction required "active interference with proceedings of a tribunal or investigation"
8 U.S.C. § 1101 Cited 16,813 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