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MANOJ NIJHAWAN v. ERIC H. HOLDER, JR., ATTORNEY GENERAL (2009)

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MANOJ NIJHAWAN v. ERIC H. HOLDER, JR., ATTORNEY GENERAL |
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Term: 2008 |
Important Dates |
Argued: April 27, 2009 |
Decided: June 15, 2009 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Samuel Alito • Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas |
MANOJ NIJHAWAN v. ERIC H. HOLDER, JR., ATTORNEY GENERAL is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 15, 2009. The case was argued before the court on April 27, 2009.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Appeals, Third 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: 557 U.S. 29
- 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: Stephen Breyer
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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