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Report on the Legal And Policy Frameworks Guiding the United States' Use of Military Force and Related National Security Operations December 2016 \| Publisher: United States President \| Document type: Legal Articles/Analyses/Commentaries
David Jennings, et al. v. Alejandro Rodriguez et al.: UNHCR Brief for Refugees as Amicus Curiae in the Supreme Court of the United States 31 October 2016 \| Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) \| Document type: Court Interventions / Amicus Curiae
Cambara-Cambara v. Lynch, Attorney General 13 September 2016 \| Publisher: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit \| Document type: Case Law
Hernandez-Lima v. Lynch, Attorney General 7 September 2016 \| Publisher: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit \| Document type: Case Law
Lara v. Lynch, Attorney General 17 August 2016 \| Publisher: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit \| Document type: Case Law
Lozano-Zuniga v. Lynch, Attorney General 12 August 2016 \| Publisher: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit \| Document type: Case Law
Gomez v. Lynch, Attorney General 5 August 2016 \| Publisher: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit \| Document type: Case Law
Alvizures-Gomes v. Lynch, Attorney General 21 July 2016 \| Publisher: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit \| Document type: Case Law
Lkhagvasuren v. Lynch, Attorney General 13 July 2016 \| Publisher: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit \| Document type: Case Law
Munyakazi v. Lynch 11 July 2016 \| Publisher: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit \| Document type: Case Law

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