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GASTELUM-QUINONES v. KENNEDY, ATTORNEY GENERAL (1963)

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GASTELUM-QUINONES v. KENNEDY, ATTORNEY GENERAL
Term: 1962
Important Dates
Argued: March 19, 1963
Decided: June 17, 1963
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
5-4
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam BrennanWilliam DouglasArthur GoldbergEarl Warren
Dissenting
Tom ClarkJohn Harlan IIPotter StewartByron White

GASTELUM-QUINONES v. KENNEDY, ATTORNEY GENERAL is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 17, 1963. The case was argued before the court on March 19, 1963.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the District Of Columbia U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1960s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Warren Court, click here.

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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: 374 U.S. 469
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Arthur Goldberg

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.

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