Rusk v. Cort
369 U.S. 367 · Decided April 2, 1962 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Rusk v. Cort was decided on April 2, 1962 by a vote of 5–3. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Potter Stewart 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
- 369 U.S. 367 · 82 S. Ct. 787 · 7 L. Ed. 2d 809 · 1962 U.S. LEXIS 1515
- Docket number
- 20
- Decided
- April 2, 1962
- Argued
- October 11, 1961
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–3
- Majority opinion
- Potter Stewart
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- 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 | Dissent | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Dissent | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Rusk, Secretary of State v. Cort
SCDB identifiers: case 1961-054, docket 1961-054-01.
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