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Ninth Circuit· 8/12/1985

Sudomir v. McMahon

Citations

  • 767 F.2d 1456
  • 54 U.S.L.W. 2130

How courts have described this case

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

  • “To so hold would amount to compelling the states to adopt each and every more generous classification which, on its face, is not irrational”
  • “To so hold would amount to compelling the states to adopt each and every more generous classification which, on its face, is not irrational.”
  • “To so hold would amount to compelling the states to adopt each and every more generous classification which, on its face, is not irrational.”
  • “The defendants respond by asserting that it is not necessary to make such a showing [under strict scrutiny] because California has merely adopted a federal classification which is subject only to the rational basis standard of review”
  • with respect to asylum applicants who enter or remain in the United States illegally and then apply for asylum, “[t]heir presence is tolerated during the period necessary to process their applications” but “it has not been legitimated by any affirmative act”
  • federal classifications valid unless wholly irrational

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Judges: Canby, Sneed

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