Immigration, loss of citizenship or denaturalization: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Immigration, loss of citizenship or denaturalization,” part of the Civil Rights area.

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All 28 decisions, newest first

• Maslenjak v. United States
  137 S. Ct. 1918Decided June 22, 20179–0Elena Kagan
• Kungys v. United States
  485 U.S. 759Decided May 2, 19886–2Antonin Scalia
• Fedorenko v. United States
  449 U.S. 490Decided January 21, 19817–2Thurgood Marshall
• Vance v. Terrazas
  444 U.S. 252Decided January 15, 19805–4Byron R. White
• Rogers v. Bellei
  401 U.S. 815Decided April 5, 19715–4Harry A. Blackmun
• Afroyim v. RuskAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  387 U.S. 253Decided May 29, 19675–4Hugo L. Black
• Schneider v. RuskAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  377 U.S. 163Decided May 18, 19645–3William O. Douglas
• Kennedy v. Mendoza-MartinezLaw held unconstitutional
  372 U.S. 144Decided February 18, 19635–4Arthur J. Goldberg
• Schneider v. Rusk
  372 U.S. 224Decided February 18, 19639–0Per curiam
• Rusk v. Cort
  369 U.S. 367Decided April 2, 19625–3Potter Stewart
• Costello v. United States
  365 U.S. 265Decided February 20, 19616–2William J. Brennan Jr.
• United States v. Lucchese
  365 U.S. 290Decided February 20, 19618–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• Polites v. United States
  364 U.S. 426Decided November 21, 19605–4Potter Stewart
• Chaunt v. United States
  364 U.S. 350Decided November 14, 19606–3William O. Douglas
• Nowak v. United States
  356 U.S. 660Decided May 26, 19586–3John M. Harlan II
• Maisenberg v. United States
  356 U.S. 670Decided May 26, 19586–3John M. Harlan II
• Matles v. United States
  356 U.S. 256Decided April 7, 19589–0Per curiam
• Perez v. Brownell
  356 U.S. 44Decided March 31, 19585–4Felix Frankfurter
• Trop v. DullesLaw held unconstitutional
  356 U.S. 86Decided March 31, 19585–4Earl Warren
• Nishikawa v. Dulles
  356 U.S. 129Decided March 31, 19587–2Earl Warren
• United States v. Zucca
  351 U.S. 91Decided April 30, 19565–3Earl Warren
• United States v. Minker
  350 U.S. 179Decided January 16, 19569–0Felix Frankfurter
• Gonzales v. Landon
  350 U.S. 920Decided December 12, 19559–0Per curiam
• Mandoli v. Acheson
  344 U.S. 133Decided November 24, 19525–4Robert H. Jackson
• Bindczyck v. Finucane
  342 U.S. 76Decided November 26, 19515–2Felix Frankfurter
• Ackermann v. United States
  340 U.S. 193Decided December 11, 19505–3Sherman Minton
• Savorgnan v. United States
  338 U.S. 491Decided January 9, 19506–2Harold H. Burton
• Klapprott v. United States
  335 U.S. 601Decided January 17, 19496–3Hugo L. Black

Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error