Nowak v. United States

356 U.S. 660 · Decided May 26, 1958 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Nowak v. United States was decided on May 26, 1958 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice John M. Harlan II 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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Nowak v. United States

SCDB identifiers: case 1957-107, docket 1957-107-01.

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