Fernandez-Roque v. Smith

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• indefinite detention of Cuban refugees without periodic hearings violates customary international law
• “[T]his Court is reluctant to hold that the Attorney General’s involvement in plaintiffs' detention cannot be considered a ‘controlling executive act,’ especially since Congress has delegated to the Attorney General broad discretion over the detention o f unadmitted aliens.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

10 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Garcia-Mir v. Meese
  Eleventh Circuit· 1986-01-21· cited 109×
• Martinez v. City of Los Angeles
  Ninth Circuit· 1998-04-21· cited 82×
• Garcia-Mir v. Meese
  Eleventh Circuit· 1986-04-23· cited 64×
• Mehinovic v. Vuckovic
  N.D. Georgia· 2002-05-02· cited 43×
• Caballero v. Caplinger
  E.D. Louisiana· 1996-02-06· cited 10×
• Unnamed case
  Ninth Circuit· 1998-04-21· cited 7×
• Gutierrez v. Ilchert
  N.D. California· 1988-05-02· cited 6×
• Unnamed case
  Eleventh Circuit· 1986-01-21
• Unnamed case
  Eleventh Circuit· 1986-04-23
• Authority of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to Override International Law in Extraterritorial Law Enforcement Activities
  Office of Legal Counsel· 1989-06-21

Cites

33 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Board of Regents of State Colleges v. Roth
  Supreme Court· 1972-06-29· cited 14,284×
• Morrissey v. Brewer
  Supreme Court· 1972-06-29· cited 10,835×
• Cleveland Board of Education v. Loudermill
  Supreme Court· 1985-03-19· cited 6,903×
• Paul v. Davis
  Supreme Court· 1976-05-19· cited 4,836×
• Hewitt v. Helms
  Supreme Court· 1983-02-22· cited 3,877×
• Meachum v. Fano
  Supreme Court· 1976-06-25· cited 3,743×
• Greenholtz v. Inmates of the Nebraska Penal & Correctional Complex
  Supreme Court· 1979-05-29· cited 3,299×
• Olim v. Wakinekona
  Supreme Court· 1983-04-26· cited 3,076×
• Bishop v. Wood
  Supreme Court· 1976-06-10· cited 2,973×
• Arnett v. Kennedy
  Supreme Court· 1974-06-17· cited 2,038×
• United States v. Hasting
  Supreme Court· 1983-05-23· cited 1,999×
• Vitek v. Jones
  Supreme Court· 1980-03-25· cited 1,747×
• Montanye v. Haymes
  Supreme Court· 1976-06-25· cited 1,017×
• Shaughnessy v. United States Ex Rel. Mezei
  Supreme Court· 1953-03-16· cited 871×
• Murray v. Schooner Charming Betsy
  Supreme Court· 1804-02-22· cited 400×
• The Paquete Habana
  Supreme Court· 1899-11-06· cited 377×
• Dolly M. E. Filartiga and Joel Filartiga v. Americo Norberto Pena-Irala
  Second Circuit· 1980-06-30· cited 367×
• Shango v. Jurich
  Seventh Circuit· 1982-06-23· cited 343×
• Jean v. Nelson
  Eleventh Circuit· 1984-02-28· cited 255×
• Harrah Independent School District v. Martin
  Supreme Court· 1979-02-26· cited 203×