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Vance v. Terrazas

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Advocates
Allan A. Ryan, Jr. (on behalf of the Appellant)
Kenneth K. Ditkowsky (on behalf of the Appellee)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
78-1143
Appellee: 
Terrazas
Appellant: 
Vance
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
444 U.S. 252 (1980)
Argued: 
Tuesday, October 30, 1979
Decided: 
Tuesday, January 15, 1980
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Immigration and Naturalization, Loss of Citizenship

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The Oyez Project, Vance v. Terrazas , 444 U.S. 252 (1980)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1979/1979_78_1143)
(last visited Monday, November 23, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Vance, 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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Voted with the majority
Burger
Wrote a dissent
Brennan
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent
Stewart
Wrote the majority opinion
White
Wrote a dissent
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Wrote a dissent
Stevens

Full Opinion by Justice Byron R. White