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Modern Data (1946 - 2017) Legacy Data (1791 - 1945) Analysis Results
Analysis Case Detail
Supreme Court Detail
Case Name
UNITED STATES v. KWAI FUN WONG
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Date Decision April 22, 2015
Date Argument December 10, 2014
Decision Type opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations 575 U.S. 402
135 S. Ct. 1625
2015 U.S. LEXIS 2809
191 L. Ed. 2d 533
Docket 13-1074

Lower Court Detail
Court in which Case Originated Oregon U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Petitioner United States
Respondent alien, person subject to a denaturalization proceeding, or one whose citizenship is revoked

Vote Detail
Issue/Legal Provision
(1 of 1)
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
Liability, Governmental: Tort Or Contract Actions By Or Against Government Or Governmental Officials Other Than Defense Of Criminal Actions Brought Under A Civil Rights Action.
FEDERAL STATUTE
Federal Tort Claims, or Alien Tort Statute
Vote Coalition 5 - 4
Decision Direction Conservative
Justice Votes
voted with majority or plurality
Kennedy
Ginsburg
Breyer
Sotomayor
Kagan
dissent
Scalia
Thomas
Roberts
Alito

Supreme Court Database Detail
SCDB ID 2014-033-01

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