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JOSE ANGEL CARACHURI-ROSENDO v. ERIC H. HOLDER, JR., ATTORNEY GENERAL (2010)

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JOSE ANGEL CARACHURI-ROSENDO v. ERIC H. HOLDER, JR., ATTORNEY GENERAL
Term: 2009
Important Dates
Argued: March 31, 2010
Decided: June 14, 2010
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Samuel AlitoStephen BreyerRuth Bader GinsburgAnthony KennedyJohn RobertsSonia SotomayorJohn Paul Stevens
Concurring
Antonin ScaliaClarence Thomas

JOSE ANGEL CARACHURI-ROSENDO v. ERIC H. HOLDER, JR., ATTORNEY GENERAL is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 14, 2010. The case was argued before the court on March 31, 2010.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. 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: Department of Justice or Attorney General
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 560 U.S. 563
  • 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: John Paul Stevens

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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