United States v. Ramirez-Lopez
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United States Court of Appeals case
federal appellate criminal case
illegal reentry prosecution appeal
United States v. Ramirez-Lopez is a federal appellate criminal case known for Judge Alex Kozinski’s opinion addressing evidentiary and procedural issues in illegal reentry prosecutions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| United States v. Ramirez-Lopez canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8067885 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States v. Ramirez-Lopez Context triple: [Alex Kozinski, notableCaseInvolvement, United States v. Ramirez-Lopez]
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United States v. Munoz-Flores
United States v. Munoz-Flores is a 1990 U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed whether a federal statute imposing monetary assessments on convicted offenders violated the Constitution’s Origination Clause.
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United States v. Ryan
United States v. Ryan is a U.S. Supreme Court decision that formed part of the landmark 1883 Civil Rights Cases, which curtailed federal enforcement of civil rights protections against private discrimination.
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United States v. Eichman
United States v. Eichman is a 1990 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a federal law banning flag desecration as unconstitutional under the First Amendment’s protection of free speech.
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United States v. Bajakajian
United States v. Bajakajian is a 1998 U.S. Supreme Court case that held, for the first time, that a criminal forfeiture could violate the Eighth Amendment’s Excessive Fines Clause if it is grossly disproportionate to the gravity of the offense.
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E.
Ocampo v. United States
Ocampo v. United States is a 1914 U.S. Supreme Court decision that applied and developed the Insular Cases framework governing constitutional rights in unincorporated American territories.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States v. Ramirez-Lopez Target entity description: United States v. Ramirez-Lopez is a federal appellate criminal case known for Judge Alex Kozinski’s opinion addressing evidentiary and procedural issues in illegal reentry prosecutions.
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A.
United States v. Munoz-Flores
United States v. Munoz-Flores is a 1990 U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed whether a federal statute imposing monetary assessments on convicted offenders violated the Constitution’s Origination Clause.
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B.
United States v. Ryan
United States v. Ryan is a U.S. Supreme Court decision that formed part of the landmark 1883 Civil Rights Cases, which curtailed federal enforcement of civil rights protections against private discrimination.
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C.
United States v. Eichman
United States v. Eichman is a 1990 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a federal law banning flag desecration as unconstitutional under the First Amendment’s protection of free speech.
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D.
United States v. Bajakajian
United States v. Bajakajian is a 1998 U.S. Supreme Court case that held, for the first time, that a criminal forfeiture could violate the Eighth Amendment’s Excessive Fines Clause if it is grossly disproportionate to the gravity of the offense.
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E.
Ocampo v. United States
Ocampo v. United States is a 1914 U.S. Supreme Court decision that applied and developed the Insular Cases framework governing constitutional rights in unincorporated American territories.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Court of Appeals case
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federal appellate criminal case ⓘ illegal reentry prosecution appeal ⓘ |
| addresses |
evidentiary issues in illegal reentry prosecutions
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procedural issues in illegal reentry prosecutions ⓘ |
| appliesTo | prosecutions for illegal reentry after deportation ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
criminal law
ⓘ
evidence law ⓘ immigration law ⓘ |
| caseType | criminal appeal ⓘ |
| category |
Ninth Circuit criminal law cases
ⓘ
Ninth Circuit immigration-related cases ⓘ federal evidence law cases ⓘ |
| charge | illegal reentry ⓘ |
| circuit | Ninth Circuit ⓘ |
| citationStatus | published appellate opinion ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| court | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ |
| defendant | Ramirez-Lopez ⓘ |
| involves |
criminal procedure principles
ⓘ
federal rules of evidence ⓘ
linked to:
rules of evidence for the federal courts
|
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Judge Alex Kozinski’s opinion on evidentiary and procedural safeguards
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analysis of fairness in criminal trial procedures ⓘ discussion of limits on government proof in illegal reentry cases ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
admissibility of government evidence
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evidentiary rulings in illegal reentry prosecutions ⓘ fairness of trial procedures ⓘ illegal reentry after deportation ⓘ procedural protections for criminal defendants ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| levelOfCourt | intermediate appellate court ⓘ |
| opinionBy | Alex Kozinski ⓘ |
| panelJudge | Alex Kozinski ⓘ |
| party |
Ramirez-Lopez
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| proceduralPosture | appeal from a federal district court conviction ⓘ |
| prosecutionType | federal criminal prosecution ⓘ |
| statutoryContext | illegal reentry statute of the Immigration and Nationality Act ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | federal immigration-related offense ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: United States v. Ramirez-Lopez Description of subject: United States v. Ramirez-Lopez is a federal appellate criminal case known for Judge Alex Kozinski’s opinion addressing evidentiary and procedural issues in illegal reentry prosecutions.
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