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Immigration, citizenship: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Immigration, citizenship,” part of the Civil Rights area.

11decisions
45%favorable to the petitioner
36%unanimous
1altered precedent or struck a law

Decisions by decade

1950s3
1960s2
1970s2
1980s1
2010s2
2020s1

Most majority opinions

Legal provisions most often involved

Immigration and Nationality statutes4
Fourteenth Amendment (citizenship clause)1
Fifth Amendment (equal protection)1
Selective Service statutes1
2 Stat. 1551
8 U.S.C. § 14401
Treaty1

All 11 decisions, newest first

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