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Perez v. Brownell

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
44
Petitioner: 
Perez
Respondent: 
Brownell
Decided By: 
Warren Court (1957-1958)
Opinion: 
356 U.S. 44 (1958)
Argued: 
Wednesday, May 1, 1957
Reargued: 
Monday, October 28, 1957
Decided: 
Monday, March 31, 1958
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Immigration and Naturalization, Loss of Citizenship
Categories: 
international relations, voting, fourteenth amendment, citizenship

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The Oyez Project, Perez v. Brownell , 356 U.S. 44 (1958)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1956/1956_44_2)
(last visited Tuesday, November 24, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Brownell, 4 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Immigration and Naturalization, Immigration, Nationality, or Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Acts, as amended

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Wrote a dissent
Warren
Voted with the minority, joined Douglas' dissent, joined Warren's dissent
Black
Wrote the majority opinion
Frankfurter
Wrote a dissent, joined Warren's dissent
Douglas
Voted with the majority
Burton
Voted with the majority
Clark
Voted with the majority
Harlan
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Wrote a dissent
Whittaker

Full Opinion by Justice Felix Frankfurter