Ramadan v. Gonzales, ___ F.3d ___, 2007 WL 528715 (9th Cir. Feb. 22, 2007) ("By implying a fixed dichotomy between fact and law, our brief initial opinion inadvertently failed to consider an important category of casesthose that raise mixed questions of law and fact. We join the Second Circuit in holding that 'questions of law' is broader than just statutory interpretation."), following Chen v. Gonzales, 471 F.3d 315, 326-27 (2d Cir. 2006) ("We construe the intent of Congresss restoration under the Real ID Act rubric of constitutional claims or questions of law to encompass the same types of issues that courts traditionally exercised in habeas review over Executive detentions").
jurisdiction:
Ninth Circuit