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United States v. Mendoza-Lopez

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
85-2067
Petitioner: 
United States
Respondent: 
Mendoza-Lopez
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1986-1987)
Opinion: 
481 U.S. 828 (1987)
Argued: 
Tuesday, March 3, 1987
Decided: 
Tuesday, May 26, 1987
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Deportation

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The Oyez Project, United States v. Mendoza-Lopez , 481 U.S. 828 (1987)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1986/1986_85_2067)
(last visited Thursday, November 26, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Mendoza-Lopez, 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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Rehnquist
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the minority, joined Rehnquist's dissent
White
Wrote the majority opinion
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the majority
Stevens
Voted with the minority, joined Rehnquist's dissent
O'Connor
Wrote a dissent
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Full Opinion by Justice Thurgood Marshall