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Analysis Overview	Issues Summary	Frequency Distributions	Crosstab Reports	Case Details

Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	SCHNEIDER v. RUSK, SECRETARY OF STATE LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	May 18, 1964
Date Argument	April 02, 1964
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	377 U.S. 163 84 S. Ct. 1187 1964 U.S. LEXIS 1275 12 L. Ed. 2d 218
Docket	368

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	District Of Columbia U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	District Of Columbia U.S. District Court
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 - 3
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Black Douglas Warren Stewart Goldberg dissent Clark Harlan White justice did not participate Brennan
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 2)	CIVIL RIGHTS Immigration And Naturalization: Loss Of Citizenship, Denaturalization CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Fifth Amendment (due process)
Vote Coalition	5 - 3
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Black Douglas Warren Stewart Goldberg dissent Clark Harlan White justice did not participate Brennan

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1963-113-01

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