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4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 317 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Landon v. Plasencia.

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1 Landon v. Plasencia Anchor
scotus · 1982
green “long held that an alien seeking initial admission to the united states requests a privilege and has no constitutional rights regarding his application, for the power to admit or exclude aliens is a sovereign prerogative.” 133
2 United States Ex Rel. Knauff v. Shaughnessy
scotus · 1950
green “whatever the procedure authorized by congress is, it is due process as far as an alien denied entry is concerned.” 91
3 Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam
scotus · 2020
green “treated' for due process purposes 'as if stopped at the border.” 63
4 Connecticut Department of Public Safety v. Doe
scotus · 2003
green “plaintiffs who assert a right to a hearing under the due process clause must show that the facts they seek to establish in that hearing are relevant under the statutory scheme.” 30

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