Shaughnessy v. Pedreiro
349 U.S. 48 · Decided April 25, 1955 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Shaughnessy v. Pedreiro was decided on April 25, 1955 by a vote of 6–3. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Hugo L. Black 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
- 349 U.S. 48 · 75 S. Ct. 591 · 99 L. Ed. 2d 868 · 1955 U.S. LEXIS 907
- Docket number
- 374
- Decided
- April 25, 1955
- Argued
- March 31, 1955
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- Hugo L. Black
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Deportation
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- Administrative Procedure Act or Administrative Orders Review Act
- 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 | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Dissent | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Dissent | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority |
Full case caption
Shaughnessy, District Director of Immigration and Naturalization, v. Pedreiro
SCDB identifiers: case 1954-069, docket 1954-069-01.
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