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U.S. Supreme Court,
Immigration,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Oct. 5, 2020

Supreme Court to consider standard for reviewing asylum petitions

The decision announced Friday to grant the government’s writ petition follows an October 2019 ruling by the 9th Circuit not to take the case en banc that featured pointed dissents by several conservative judges.

The U.S. Supreme Court will reconsider a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision about the proper standard of review for credibility determinations in an asylum case under federal law.

The decision announced Friday to grant the government's writ petition follows an October 2019 ruling by the 9th Circuit not to take the case en banc that featured pointed dissents by several conservative judges.

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