Legal Opinion

HABIBI v. Holder

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided September 14, 2011No. 06-72111PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BYBEE, Circuit Judge:

How many days are in a year? The answer is more complicated than it may first appear. According to the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, the astronomically correct answer is approximately 365.24237 days. See Leap Years and Leap Seconds, Royal Observatory, http://www.nmm.ac.uk/ explore/astronomy-and-time/time-facts/ leap-years (last visited June 4, 2011). Since it would be impractical for our calendars to add 0.24237 days at the end of each year, we make up the difference by adding an extra day, February 29, every fourth year, which is known as “leap year.” Id. This…

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HABIBI v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2011