The Oyez Project Virtual Tour of the Supreme Court Building

Abstract

Argument: Tuesday, October 30, 1979
Decision: Tuesday, January 15, 1980
Issues: Civil Rights, Immigration and Naturalization, Loss of Citizenship

Advocates

Kenneth K. Ditkowsky (on behalf of the Appellee)
Allan A. Ryan, Jr. (on behalf of the Appellant)

Facts of the Case

None

Question

None

Conclusion

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Seniority)

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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
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

Cite this page

The Oyez Project, Vance v. Terrazas, 444 U.S. 252 (1980),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1979/1979_78_1143/>
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