Shaughnessy v. United States ex Rel. Accardi
349 U.S. 280 · Decided May 23, 1955 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Shaughnessy v. United States ex Rel. Accardi was decided on May 23, 1955 by a vote of 6–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Tom C. Clark 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
- 349 U.S. 280 · 75 S. Ct. 746 · 99 L. Ed. 2d 1074 · 1955 U.S. LEXIS 769
- Docket number
- 616
- Decided
- May 23, 1955
- Argued
- April 22, 1955
- 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
- 6–2
- Majority opinion
- Tom C. Clark
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Deportation
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Dissent | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority |
Did not participate: John M. Harlan II.
Full case caption
Shaughnessy, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service, v. United States ex Rel. Accardi
SCDB identifiers: case 1954-084, docket 1954-084-01.
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