Gonzales v. Landon
350 U.S. 920 · Decided December 12, 1955 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Gonzales v. Landon was decided on December 12, 1955 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision. The decision was issued per curiam (an unsigned opinion of the Court). SCDB classifies its main issue as “Immigration, loss of citizenship or denaturalization” in the Civil Rights area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 350 U.S. 920 · 76 S. Ct. 210 · 100 L. Ed. 2d 806 · 1955 U.S. LEXIS 3
- Docket number
- 111
- Decided
- December 12, 1955
- Argued
- December 7, 1955
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Per curiam (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- Immigration and Nationality statutes
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority |
Full case caption
Gonzales v. Landon, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service, et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1955-062, docket 1955-062-01.
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