Garland v. Ming Dai

141 S. Ct. 1669 · Decided June 1, 2021 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Garland v. Ming Dai was decided on June 1, 2021 unanimously (9–0). The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Neil M. Gorsuch wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Immigration, miscellaneous” in the Civil Rights area.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2020
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 19-1155

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Garland v. Ming Dai

SCDB identifiers: case 2020-042, docket 2020-042-01.

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