Legal Opinion
Jenny Flores v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 5, 2017No. 17-55208PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by Judge REINHARDT:
In this case we apply the straightforward tools of statutory construction in order to determine what the statutes before us are designed to do and not do. In performing this task we, of course, start by examining the words of the statutes. We then look to the statutes’ clear purpose and intent. Specifically, we ask whether, without even mentioning the subject, the statutes invalidate a key provision of a consent decree to which the government is bound. In the process, we encounter a bureaucratic maze of alphabet agencies and examine how they can work together…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Reno v. FloresSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Antonio Abrego Abrego v. The Dow Chemical Co Shell Oil Company, D/B/A Shell Chemical Company, and Shell Agricultural Chemical CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
- Rufo v. Inmates of Suffolk County JailSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Miles v. Apex Marine Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
- System Federation No. 91 v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Ilsa Saravia v. Jefferson Sessions, IIICourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2018
- John Doe 4 v. Shenandoah Valley JuvenileCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2021
- Jenny Flores v. William BarrCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2019
- Jenny Flores v. Jeffrey RosenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2020
- W.S.R. v. SessionsDistrict Court, E.D. Illinois · 2018
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