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4 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 44 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 Baghdasaryan v. Holder.

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1 Baghdasaryan v. Holder Anchor
ca9 · 2010
green “an applicant alleging past persecution has the burden of establishing that (1) his treatment rises to the level of persecution; (2) the persecution was on account of one or more protected grounds; and (3) the persecution was committed by the government, or by forces that the gov…” 18
2 Rene Lopez Rodriguez v. Eric H. Holder Jr.
ca9 · 2012
green “where the bia conducts its own review of the evidence and law, rather than adopting the ij's decision, our review is limited to the bia's decision, except to the extent the ij's opinion is expressly adopted.” 16
3 Baghdasaryan v. Holder
ca9 · 2010
green “committed by the government, or by forces that the government was unable or unwilling to control.” 5
4 Baghdasaryan v. Holder
ca9 · 2010
green “the persecution was committed by the government, or by forces that the government was unable or unwilling to control.” 5

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