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UNITED STATES v. STUART et al. (1989)

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UNITED STATES v. STUART et al.
Term: 1988
Important Dates
Argued: December 5, 1988
Decided: February 28, 1989
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Harry BlackmunWilliam BrennanThurgood MarshallWilliam RehnquistJohn Paul StevensByron White
Concurring
Anthony KennedySandra Day O'ConnorAntonin Scalia

UNITED STATES v. STUART et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 28, 1989. The case was argued before the court on December 5, 1988.

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

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Miscellaneous - Miscellaneous
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Alien, person subject to a denaturalization proceeding, or one whose citizenship is revoked
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 489 U.S. 353
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: William Brennan

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 unspecifiable.

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