SmartBrief
Confirm favorite deletion?
Administrative Law Keyed to Lawson
Judulang v. Holder
Citation:
565 U.S. 42, 132 S.Ct. 476, 181 L.Ed.2d 449 (2011)Facts
Joel Judulang came to the United States from the Philippines in 1974 at the age of eight and became a lawful permanent resident. In 1988, he was involved in a fight where another person shot and killed someone. Judulang was charged with voluntary manslaughter and pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter as an accessory after the fact. In 2005, after Judulang pleaded guilty to another offense, the government initiated removal proceedings against him based on his 1988 conviction. Judulang applied for relief under former Section 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, but the BIA found him ineligible under its “comparable grounds” approach because the deportation ground (crime of violence) had no comparable exclusion ground in Section 212(a).
Only StudyBuddy Pro offers the complete Case Brief Anatomy*
Access the most important case brief elements for optimal case understanding.
*Case Brief Anatomy includes: Brief Prologue, Complete Case Brief, Brief Epilogue
- The Brief Prologue provides necessary case brief introductory information and includes:
Topic:
Identifies the topic of law and where this case fits within your course outline.Parties:
Identifies the cast of characters involved in the case.Procedural Posture & History:
Shares the case history with how lower courts have ruled on the matter.Case Key Terms, Acts, Doctrines, etc.:
A case specific Legal Term Dictionary.Case Doctrines, Acts, Statutes, Amendments and Treatises:
Identifies and Defines Legal Authority used in this case.
- The Case Brief is the complete case summarized and authored in the traditional Law School I.R.A.C. format. The Pro case brief includes:
Brief Facts:
A Synopsis of the Facts of the case.Rule of Law:
Identifies the Legal Principle the Court used in deciding the case.Facts:
What are the factual circumstances that gave rise to the civil or criminal case? What is the relationship of the Parties that are involved in the case.Issue(s):
Lists the Questions of Law that are raised by the Facts of the case.Holding:
Shares the Court's answer to the legal questions raised in the issue.Concurring / Dissenting Opinions:
Includes valuable concurring or dissenting opinions and their key points.Reasoning and Analysis:
Identifies the chain of argument(s) which led the judges to rule as they did.
- The Brief Prologue closes the case brief with important forward-looking discussion and includes:
Policy:
Identifies the Policy if any that has been established by the case.Court Direction:
Shares where the Court went from here for this case.