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Analysis Overview	Issues Summary	Frequency Distributions	Crosstab Reports	Case Details

Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE v. CHADHA et al. LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	June 23, 1983
Date Argument	February 22, 1982
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	462 U.S. 919 103 S. Ct. 2764 1983 U.S. LEXIS 80 77 L. Ed. 2d 317
Docket	80-1832

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Petitioner	Immigration and Naturalization Service, or Director of, or District Director of, or Immigration and Naturalization Enforcement
Respondent	alien, person subject to a denaturalization proceeding, or one whose citizenship is revoked

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 1)	MISCELLANEOUS Legislative Veto FEDERAL STATUTE Immigration and Naturalization, Immigration, Nationality, or Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Acts, as amended
Vote Coalition	7 - 2
Decision Direction	Unspecifiable
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Brennan Marshall Burger Blackmun Stevens O'Connor special concurrence Powell dissent White Rehnquist

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1982-130-01

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