UNITED STATES ex rel. VOLPE v. SMITH, DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION (1933)

UNITED STATES ex rel. VOLPE v. SMITH, DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION
	Term: 1932
Important Dates
	Argued: May 10, 1933
	Decided: May 22, 1933
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Benjamin Nathan Cardozo • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter

UNITED STATES ex rel. VOLPE v. SMITH, DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 22, 1933. The case was argued before the court on May 10, 1933.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Illinois Northern U.S. District 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: Immigration and Naturalization Service, or Director of, or District Director of, or Immigration and Naturalization Enforcement
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 289 U.S. 422
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Charles Evans Hughes
Who wrote the majority opinion: James Clark McReynolds

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.