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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 19 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 John P. Dickson v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States of America.

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1 John P. Dickson v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States of America Anchor
ca2 · 2003
green “in reviewing a conviction under a divisible statute, the categorical approach permits reference to the record of conviction for the limited purpose of determining whether the alien's conviction was under the branch of the statute that permits removal.” 15
2 Omari v. Gonzales
ca5 · 2005
green “documents not of that kind, including police reports and complaint applications, may not be considered.” 4

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