Jose Angel Carachuri-Rosendo v. Eric H. Holder, Jr.
560 U.S. 563 · Decided June 14, 2010 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Jose Angel Carachuri-Rosendo v. Eric H. Holder, Jr. was decided on June 14, 2010 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice John Paul Stevens 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
- 560 U.S. 563 · 130 S. Ct. 2577 · 177 L. Ed. 2d 68 · 2010 U.S. LEXIS 4764
- Docket number
- 09-60
- Decided
- June 14, 2010
- Argued
- March 31, 2010
- Court era
- Roberts 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
- John Paul Stevens
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- 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 John Paul Stevens | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority |
Full case caption
Jose Angel Carachuri-Rosendo v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General
SCDB identifiers: case 2009-068, docket 2009-068-01.
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