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Analysis Overview	Issues Summary	Frequency Distributions	Crosstab Reports	Case Details

Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	TROP v. DULLES, SECRETARY OF STATE, et al. LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	March 31, 1958
Date Argument	May 02, 1957
Decision Type	judgment of the Court (orally argued)
Citations	356 U.S. 86 78 S. Ct. 590 1958 U.S. LEXIS 1284 2 L. Ed. 2d 630
Docket	70

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	New York Eastern U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Petitioner	alien, person subject to a denaturalization proceeding, or one whose citizenship is revoked
Respondent	Department or Secretary of State

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 2)	CIVIL RIGHTS Immigration And Naturalization: Loss Of Citizenship, Denaturalization 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 Whittaker regular concurrence Black Douglas special concurrence Brennan dissent Frankfurter Burton Clark Harlan judgment of the Court Warren
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 2)	CIVIL RIGHTS Immigration And Naturalization: Loss Of Citizenship, Denaturalization CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Eighth Amendment (cruel and unusual punishment)
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Whittaker regular concurrence Black Douglas special concurrence Brennan dissent Frankfurter Burton Clark Harlan judgment of the Court Warren

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1957-072-01

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