Michel v. Mayorkas

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• “When the issue is a novel one with little to no precedent, courts have been hesitant to find the government's position not substantially justified.”

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Cites

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• Pierce v. Underwood
  Supreme Court· 1988-06-27· cited 6,197×
• Scarborough v. Principi
  Supreme Court· 2004-05-03· cited 692×
• Torres-Rivera v. O'Neill-Cancel
  First Circuit· 2008-04-30· cited 164×
• Darcy Foster v. Mydas Associates, Inc., Etc.
  First Circuit· 1991-09-04· cited 82×
• Schock v. United States
  First Circuit· 2001-06-22· cited 75×
• Aronov v. Napolitano
  First Circuit· 2009-04-13· cited 74×
• Hortensia De Allende v. James Baker, Secretary of State
  First Circuit· 1989-12-05· cited 56×
• Casa Marie Hogar Geriatrico, Inc. v. Rivera-Santos
  First Circuit· 1994-10-28· cited 52×
• Castaneda Castillo v. Holder, Jr.
  First Circuit· 2013-07-17· cited 51×
• Perez-Sosa v. Garland
  First Circuit· 2022-01-07· cited 42×
• SAYSANA v. Gillen
  First Circuit· 2010-07-14· cited 30×
• Dantran, Inc. v. United States Department of Labor
  First Circuit· 2001-04-13· cited 28×
• McLaughlin v. Hagel
  First Circuit· 2014-09-23· cited 19×