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4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 17 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 Glucksman v. Henkel.

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1 Glucksman v. Henkel Anchor
scotus · 1911
green “we are bound by the existence of an extradition treaty to assume that the trial will be fair.” 8
2 Elijah Ephraim Jhirad v. Thomas E. Ferrandina, United States Marshal, Southern District of New York
ca2 · 1976
green “it is not the business of our courts to assume the responsibility for supervising the integrity of the judicial system of another sovereign nation. such an assumption would directly conflict with the principle of comity upon which extradition is based.” 4
3 Hilton v. Kerry
ca1 · 2014
green “bars courts from evaluating the fairness and humaneness of another country's criminal justice system, requiring deference to the executive branch on such matters.” 3
4 Elijah Ephraim Jhirad v. Thomas E. Ferrandina, United States Marshal, Southern District of New York
ca2 · 1976
green “supervising the integrity of the judicial system of another sovereign nation.” 2

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