SUI v. MCCOY, INSULAR COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS (1915)

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SUI v. MCCOY, INSULAR COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
Term: 1915
Important Dates
Decided: November 29, 1915
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
William Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesCharles Evans HughesJoseph McKennaJames Clark McReynoldsMahlon PitneyWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White

SUI v. MCCOY, INSULAR COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 29, 1915.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Philippines Territorial Trial Court.

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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: Customs Service or Commissioner of Customs
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 239 U.S. 139
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Edward Douglass White
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Edward Douglass White

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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