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SCHNEIDER v. RUSK, SECRETARY OF STATE (1963)

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SCHNEIDER v. RUSK, SECRETARY OF STATE
Term: 1962
Important Dates
Decided: February 18, 1963
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam BrennanTom ClarkWilliam DouglasArthur GoldbergJohn Harlan IIPotter StewartEarl WarrenByron White

SCHNEIDER v. RUSK, SECRETARY OF STATE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 18, 1963.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the District Of Columbia U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - immigration and naturalization: loss of citizenship, denaturalization
  • 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: 372 U.S. 224
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
  • 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 liberal.

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