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Ceballos v. Shaughnessy

352 U.S. 599 · Decided March 11, 1957 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Ceballos v. Shaughnessy was decided on March 11, 1957 unanimously (8–0). The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice William J. Brennan Jr. wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Deportation” in the Civil Rights area.

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Case details

Citations
352 U.S. 599 · 77 S. Ct. 545 · 1 L. Ed. 2d 583 · 1957 U.S. LEXIS 1205
Docket number
71
Decided
March 11, 1957
Argued
January 16, 1957
Court era
Warren Court
Decision type
Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
Disposition
Affirmed
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
Vote
8–0 (unanimous)
Majority opinion
William J. Brennan Jr.
Opinion assigned by
Earl Warren
How the case arrived
Certiorari
Issue (SCDB)
Deportation
Issue area
Civil Rights
Legal provision
Immigration and Nationality statutes
Type of law
Federal statute
Decision direction (SCDB)
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How the Justices voted

Full case caption

Ceballos (Y Arboleda) v. Shaughnessy, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service

SCDB identifiers: case 1956-051, docket 1956-051-01.

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