Nishikawa v. Dulles
356 U.S. 129 · Decided March 31, 1958 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Nishikawa v. Dulles was decided on March 31, 1958 by a vote of 7–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Chief Justice Earl Warren wrote the 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
- 356 U.S. 129 · 78 S. Ct. 612 · 2 L. Ed. 2d 659 · 1958 U.S. LEXIS 1285
- Docket number
- 19
- Decided
- March 31, 1958
- Argued
- May 1, 1957
- Reargued
- October 28, 1957
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 7–2
- Majority opinion
- Earl Warren
- 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 | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Concurrence | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Dissent | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
Full case caption
Nishikawa v. Dulles, Secretary of State
SCDB identifiers: case 1957-073, docket 1957-073-01.
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