Luna Torres v. Lynch

578 U.S. 452 · Decided May 19, 2016 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Luna Torres v. Lynch was decided on May 19, 2016 by a vote of 5–3. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Elena Kagan wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Statutory construction of criminal laws, immigration” in the Criminal Procedure area.

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Luna Torres v. Lynch

SCDB identifiers: case 2015-013, docket 2015-013-01.

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