Heikkinen v. United States
355 U.S. 273 · Decided January 6, 1958 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Heikkinen v. United States was decided on January 6, 1958 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Charles E. Whittaker 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
- 355 U.S. 273 · 78 S. Ct. 299 · 2 L. Ed. 2d 264 · 1958 U.S. LEXIS 1680
- Docket number
- 89
- Decided
- January 6, 1958
- Argued
- December 10, 1957
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Charles E. Whittaker
- 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)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Charles E. Whittaker | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Heikkinen v. United States
SCDB identifiers: case 1957-029, docket 1957-029-01.
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