Statute treatment: 8 C.F.R. § 1003.3

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 380 citation events across 270 distinct cases.

380citations total

270distinct interpreting cases

19distinct courts

105citations in last 5y

2003–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Zetino v. Holder (2010) ca9 1,484 own cites 3× in case

#2 Hoxha v. Holder (2009) ca3 120 own cites 6× in case

#3 Lin v. Attorney General of the United States (2008) ca3 333 own cites 3× in case

#4 Zetino v. Holder (2010) ca9 14 own cites 11× in case

#5 Sead Pilica v. John Ashcroft (2004) ca6 383 own cites 2× in case

#6 Michaelle Lapaix v. U.S. Attorney General (2010) ca11 163 own cites 2× in case

#7 Julian Belortaja v. Alberto R. Gonzales, 1 Attorney General (2007) ca2 148 own cites 2× in case

#8 Khalili v. Holder (2009) ca6 452 own cites 1× in case

#9 Claudio v. Holder (2010) ca5 65 own cites 2× in case

#10 Celso Chavarria v. Alberto Gonzalez, Attorney General of the United States (2006) ca3 347 own cites 1× in case

#11 Sidabutar v. Gonzales (2007) ca10 240 own cites 1× in case

#12 Enwonwu v. Chertoff (2005) mad 22 own cites 3× in case

#13 Nen Ying Wang v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States James Ziglar, Commissioner, U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (2004) ca3 179 own cites 1× in case

#14 Joshim Uddin v. Attorney General United States (2017) ca3 33 own cites 2× in case

#15 Aponte v. Holder (2010) ca1 32 own cites 2× in case

#16 Klodiana Pasha v. Alberto R. Gonzales (2005) ca7 32 own cites 2× in case

#17 Jona Kipkorir Biwot v. Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General (2005) ca9 116 own cites 1× in case

#18 Ilian Esponda v. U.S. Attorney General (2006) ca11 26 own cites 2× in case

#19 George Garcia v. Loretta E. Lynch (2015) ca9 25 own cites 2× in case

#20 Lin Zhong v. United States Department of Justice, & Attorney General Gonzales (2007) ca2 22 own cites 2× in case

Ranking method: leading_score = ln(1 + own_citation_count) × √(mentions_in_case) × flag_factor, where flag_factor = 1.0 green · 0.6 unknown · 0.5 neutral · 0.4 yellow · 0.3 procedural · 0 red. Red-flagged cases excluded — their interpretation has been undermined and shouldn't lead the list. Top 20 returned per statute. Open any case for full G Cite, trajectory, and per-circuit treatment.