515 U.S. 506 (1995) Cited 1,685 times 15 Legal Analyses
Holding that the Constitution "require criminal convictions to rest upon a jury determination that the defendant is guilty of every element of the crime with which he is charged"
Holding that "no deportation order may be entered unless it is found by clear, unequivocal, and convincing evidence that the facts alleged as grounds for deportation are true"
449 U.S. 490 (1981) Cited 465 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that "the Government carries a heavy burden of proof in a proceeding to divest a naturalized citizen of his citizenship" because "loss [of citizenship] can have severe and unsettling consequences"
519 U.S. 26 (1996) Cited 225 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that once an agency announces and follows a general policy, "an irrational departure from that policy (as opposed to an avowed alteration of it) could constitute action that must be overturned as 'arbitrary, capricious, [or] an abuse of discretion' within the meaning of the Administrative Procedure Act"
420 U.S. 619 (1975) Cited 44 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that alien who falsely represented himself to be a citizen is deportable as one who has entered without inspection because he "significantly frustrated the process for inspecting incoming aliens"
Holding that Forbes's failure to disclose his prior arrest on his visa application was not material, because the charges were eventually dropped and would not have impacted the visa determination
8 U.S.C. § 1101 Cited 16,797 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
Requiring "proceedings in any district court of the United States ... [to] revok[e] and set[] aside the order admitting [a naturalized] person to citizenship"