Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Chadha
462 U.S. 919 · Decided June 23, 1983 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Chadha was decided on June 23, 1983 by a vote of 7–2. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Chief Justice Warren E. Burger wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Legislative veto” in the Miscellaneous area. SCDB records that the Court declared an act of Congress unconstitutional.
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Case details
- Citations
- 462 U.S. 919 · 103 S. Ct. 2764 · 77 L. Ed. 2d 317 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 80
- Docket number
- 80-1832
- Decided
- June 23, 1983
- Argued
- February 22, 1982
- Reargued
- December 7, 1982
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 7–2
- Majority opinion
- Warren E. Burger
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- Legislative veto
- Issue area
- Miscellaneous
- Legal provision
- Immigration and Nationality statutes
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Held unconstitutional
- An act of Congress
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Unspecifiable what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | |
| Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William H. Rehnquist | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority | |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
Full case caption
Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Chadha et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1982-130, docket 1982-130-01.
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