DANIEL GIRMAI NEGUSIE v. ERIC H. HOLDER, JR., ATTORNEY GENERAL (2009)

DANIEL GIRMAI NEGUSIE v. ERIC H. HOLDER, JR., ATTORNEY GENERAL
	Term: 2008
Important Dates
	Argued: November 5, 2008
	Decided: March 3, 2009
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	8-1
Majority
	Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • David Souter
Concurring
	Samuel Alito • Stephen Breyer • Antonin Scalia • John Paul Stevens
Dissenting
	Clarence Thomas

DANIEL GIRMAI NEGUSIE v. ERIC H. HOLDER, JR., ATTORNEY GENERAL is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 3, 2009. The case was argued before the court on November 5, 2008.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed 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, Fifth Circuit.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - Deportation (cf. immigration and naturalization)
Petitioner: Alien, person subject to a denaturalization proceeding, or one whose citizenship is revoked
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: attorney general of the United States, or his office
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 555 U.S. 511
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: John Roberts
Who wrote the majority opinion: Anthony Kennedy

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 liberal.