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Ins v. Phinpathya

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Elliott Schulder (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Bert D. Greenberg (on behalf of the Respondent)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
82-91
Petitioner: 
Ins
Respondent: 
Phinpathya
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
464 U.S. 183 (1984)
Argued: 
Monday, October 3, 1983
Decided: 
Tuesday, January 10, 1984
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Deportation

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The Oyez Project, Ins v. Phinpathya , 464 U.S. 183 (1984)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1983/1983_82_91)
(last visited Tuesday, November 24, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Ins, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Immigration and Naturalization, Immigration, Nationality, or Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Acts, as amended

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Burger
Wrote a special concurrence
Brennan
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's concurrence
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's concurrence
Stevens
Wrote the majority opinion
O'Connor

Full Opinion by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor