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Immigration And Naturalization Service v. Elias-Zacarias

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Advocates
Maureen E. Mahoney (on behalf of the Petitioner)
James Robertson (on behalf of the Respondent)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
90-1342
Petitioner: 
Immigration And Naturalization Service
Respondent: 
Elias-Zacarias
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1991-1993)
Opinion: 
502 U.S. 478 (1992)
Argued: 
Monday, November 4, 1991
Decided: 
Wednesday, January 22, 1992
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Deportation
Location No location information present.

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The Oyez Project, Immigration And Naturalization Service v. Elias-Zacarias , 502 U.S. 478 (1992)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1991/1991_90_1342)
(last visited Monday, January 25, 2010).
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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Immigration And Naturalization Service, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Immigration and Naturalization, Immigration, Nationality, or Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Acts, as amended

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