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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	UNITED STATES v. MENDOZA-LOPEZ et al. LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	May 26, 1987
Date Argument	March 03, 1987
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	481 U.S. 828 107 S. Ct. 2148 1987 U.S. LEXIS 2262 95 L. Ed. 2d 772
Docket	85-2067

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	Nebraska U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth 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 2)	CIVIL RIGHTS Deportation (cf. Immigration And Naturalization) FEDERAL STATUTE Immigration and Naturalization, Immigration, Nationality, or Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Acts, as amended
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Brennan Marshall Blackmun Powell Stevens dissent White Rehnquist O'Connor Scalia
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 2)	CIVIL RIGHTS Deportation (cf. Immigration And Naturalization) CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Fifth Amendment (due process)
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Brennan Marshall Blackmun Powell Stevens dissent White Rehnquist O'Connor Scalia

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1986-105-01

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