Costello v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
376 U.S. 120 · Decided February 17, 1964 · Supreme Court of the United States
Record summary. This page is generated from the Supreme Court Database’s coded data about the case. It describes who decided what, not the Court’s reasoning. Read the opinion itself before relying on it. Not legal advice.
At a glance
Costello v. Immigration and Naturalization Service was decided on February 17, 1964 by a vote of 6–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Potter Stewart wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Deportation” in the Civil Rights area.
Read the opinion
Case details
- Citations
- 376 U.S. 120 · 84 S. Ct. 580 · 11 L. Ed. 2d 559 · 1964 U.S. LEXIS 1777
- Docket number
- 83
- Decided
- February 17, 1964
- Argued
- December 12, 1963
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–2
- Majority opinion
- Potter Stewart
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- 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)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Dissent | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Byron R. White | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Arthur J. Goldberg | Majority |
Did not participate: John M. Harlan II.
Full case caption
Costello v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
SCDB identifiers: case 1963-052, docket 1963-052-01.
Related decisions
Other cases on “Deportation”
- Foti v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
- Rosenberg v. Fleuti
- Gastelum-Quinones v. Kennedy
- Soric v. Immigration and Naturalization Service.
- Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Errico
- Woodby v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Cases on the same legal provision: Immigration and Nationality statutes
- Mrvica v. Esperdy
- Schneider v. RuskAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
- Marks v. Esperdy
- Rusk v. Cort
- United States v. Laub
- Travis v. United States
Same Term, same area (Civil Rights)
- Shockey v. Illinois
- Ausbie v. California
- Daegele v. Kansas
- Herrear v. Heinze
- Tabb v. California
- Foti v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error