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IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE v. ERRICO (1966)

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IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE v. ERRICO
Term: 1966
Important Dates
Argued: October 20, 1966
Decided: December 12, 1966
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-3
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam BrennanTom ClarkWilliam DouglasAbe FortasEarl Warren
Dissenting
John Harlan IIPotter StewartByron White

IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE v. ERRICO is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 12, 1966. The case was argued before the court on October 20, 1966.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

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: Immigration and Naturalization Service, or Director of, or District Director of, or Immigration and Naturalization Enforcement
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Alien, person subject to a denaturalization proceeding, or one whose citizenship is revoked
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 385 U.S. 214
  • 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: Earl Warren

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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