United States v. Sineneng-Smith

Decided May 7, 2020. Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 19-67 · 590 U.S. 371 · Cited 297 times

The Ninth Circuit panel’s drastic departure from the principle of party presentation constituted an abuse of discretion where the court reached out to decide a question never raised by respondent, namely, whether 8 U. S. C. §1324(a)(1)(A)(iv) is unconstitutionally overbroad.

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