Alberto R. Gonzales v. Luis Alexander Duenas-Alvarez
549 U.S. 183 · Decided January 17, 2007 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Alberto R. Gonzales v. Luis Alexander Duenas-Alvarez was decided on January 17, 2007 unanimously (9–0). The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Stephen G. Breyer wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Deportation” in the Civil Rights area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 549 U.S. 183 · 127 S. Ct. 815 · 166 L. Ed. 2d 683 · 2007 U.S. LEXIS 1153
- Docket number
- 05-1629
- Decided
- January 17, 2007
- Argued
- December 5, 2006
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Stephen G. Breyer
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Deportation
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- Immigration and Nationality statutes
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Majority | |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | |
| Justice David H. Souter | Majority | |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority |
Full case caption
Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General v. Luis Alexander Duenas-Alvarez
SCDB identifiers: case 2006-011, docket 2006-011-01.
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