WOODBY v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE (1966)

WOODBY v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE
	Term: 1966
Important Dates
	Argued: November 16, 1966
	Decided: December 12, 1966
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	7-2
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Brennan • William Douglas • Abe Fortas • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White
Dissenting
	Tom Clark • John Harlan II

WOODBY v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 12, 1966. The case was argued before the court on November 16, 1966.

In a 7-2 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, Sixth 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: 385 U.S. 276
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
Who wrote the majority opinion: Potter Stewart

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.