MARKS v. ESPERDY, DISTRICT DIRECTOR, IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE. (1964)

| MARKS v. ESPERDY, DISTRICT DIRECTOR, IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE. |
|---|
| Term: 1963 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: April 2, 1964 |
| Decided: May 18, 1964 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 4-4 |
| Equally divided vote |
| Hugo Black • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Arthur Goldberg • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White |
MARKS v. ESPERDY, DISTRICT DIRECTOR, IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 18, 1964. The case was argued before the court on April 2, 1964.
In a 4-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York Southern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: -
- Petitioner: Alien, person subject to a denaturalization proceeding, or one whose citizenship is revoked
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Immigration and Naturalization Service, or Director of, or District Director of, or Immigration and Naturalization Enforcement
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 377 U.S. 214
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Equally divided vote
- Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown
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.
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