The Oyez Project Virtual Tour of the Supreme Court Building

Abstract

Argument: Wednesday, October 15, 1980
Decision: Wednesday, January 21, 1981
Issues: Civil Rights, Immigration and Naturalization, Loss of Citizenship

Advocates

Benjamin R. Civiletti (on behalf of the Respondent)
Brian M. Gildea (on behalf of the Petitioner)

Facts of the Case

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Question

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Conclusion

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Ideology)

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Decision: 7 votes for United States, 2 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Immigration and Naturalization, Immigration, Nationality, or Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Acts, as amended
Wrote the majority opinion
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Wrote a dissent
Stevens
Wrote a special concurrence
Blackmun
Wrote a dissent
White
Voted with the majority
Stewart
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the majority
Burger
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Full Opinion by Justice Thurgood Marshall

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The Oyez Project, Fedorenko v. United States, 449 U.S. 490 (1981),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1980/1980_79_5602/>
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