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SORIC v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE. (1965)

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SORIC v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE.
Term: 1965
Important Dates
Decided: December 13, 1965
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam BrennanTom ClarkWilliam DouglasAbe FortasJohn Harlan IIPotter StewartEarl WarrenByron White

SORIC v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 13, 1965.

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 U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh 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: Immigration and Naturalization Service, or Director of, or District Director of, or Immigration and Naturalization Enforcement
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 382 U.S. 285
  • 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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