LORELYN PENERO MILLER v. MADELEINE K. ALBRIGHT, SECRETARY OF STATE (1998)

LORELYN PENERO MILLER v. MADELEINE K. ALBRIGHT, SECRETARY OF STATE
	Term: 1997
Important Dates
	Argued: November 4, 1997
	Decided: April 22, 1998
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	6-3
Judgment of the court
	John Paul Stevens
Majority
	William Rehnquist
Concurring
	Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas
Dissenting
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • David Souter

LORELYN PENERO MILLER v. MADELEINE K. ALBRIGHT, SECRETARY OF STATE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 22, 1998. The case was argued before the court on November 4, 1997.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the District Of Columbia U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - Illegitimates, rights of (cf. juveniles): typically inheritance and survivor's benefits, and paternity suits
Petitioner: Alien, person subject to a denaturalization proceeding, or one whose citizenship is revoked
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Department or Secretary of State
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 523 U.S. 420
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Judgment of the Court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
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 conservative.