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- Level
- Legal authority
- Authority
- Lemus-Escobar v. Bondi, No. 18-73423 (9th Cir. June 16, 2025) (opinion), 140 F.4th 1079
- Issued
- 2025-06-16 June 16, 2025
- In force
- June 16, 2025 (no end date recorded; counted as in force for 120 days)
- Character
- case
Operative words
The weight of such a judgment in a particular case will depend upon the thoroughness evident in its consideration, the validity of its reasoning, its consistency with earlier and later pronouncements, and all those factors which give it power to persuade, if lacking power to control. (Skidmore at 140)... We therefore apply Skidmore deference here. The weight given to an agency's interpretation under Skidmore depends on the thoroughness, consistency, and persuasiveness of the decision itself. (Lemus-Escobar, amended slip op. at 28)
Notes
Superseded by the amended opinion (LAW-079).