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ALBERTO R. GONZALES, ATTORNEY GENERAL v. MICHELLE THOMAS et al. (2006)

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ALBERTO R. GONZALES, ATTORNEY GENERAL v. MICHELLE THOMAS et al. |
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Term: 2005 |
Important Dates |
Decided: April 17, 2006 |
Outcome |
Vacated and remanded |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Samuel Alito • Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas |
ALBERTO R. GONZALES, ATTORNEY GENERAL v. MICHELLE THOMAS et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 17, 2006.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Civil Rights - immigration and naturalization: permanent residence
- Petitioner: attorney general of the United States, or his office
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Alien, person subject to a denaturalization proceeding, or one whose citizenship is revoked
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 547 U.S. 183
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
- Who was the chief justice: John Roberts
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown
These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as conservative.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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External links
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