A. Neil Clark, Field Office Director, Seattle, Washington, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, et al. v. Sergio Suarez Martinez

Decided January 12, 2005. Antonin Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 03-878 · 543 U.S. 371 (2005) · Cited 824 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Zadvydas v. Davis · 533 U.S. 678 (2001)
• Raygor v. Regents of the University of Minnesota · 534 U.S. 533 (2002)
• Jinks v. Richland County · 538 U.S. 456 (2003)
• Crowell v. Benson · 285 U.S. 22 (1932)
• Salinas v. United States · 522 U.S. 52 (1997)
• Immigration & Naturalization Service v. St. Cyr · 533 U.S. 289 (2001)
• Rust v. Sullivan · 500 U.S. 173 (1991)
• United States v. Thompson/Center Arms Co. · 504 U.S. 505 (1992)
• Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs. · 436 U.S. 658 (1978)
• Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 467 U.S. 837 (1984)
• Almendarez-Torres v. United States · 523 U.S. 224 (1998)
• Payne v. Tennessee · 501 U.S. 808 (1991)
• Kolender v. Lawson · 461 U.S. 352 (1983)
• Lewis v. Continental Bank Corp. · 494 U.S. 472 (1990)
• Papachristou v. City of Jacksonville · 405 U.S. 156 (1972)
• Harris v. United States · 536 U.S. 545 (2002)
• City of Chicago v. Morales · 527 U.S. 41 (1999)
• Edward J. DeBartolo Corp. v. Florida Gulf Coast Building & Construction Trades Council · 485 U.S. 568 (1988)
• Public Citizen v. United States Department of Justice · 491 U.S. 440 (1989)
• Landon v. Plasencia · 459 U.S. 21 (1982)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Catholic Bishop · 440 U.S. 490 (1979)
• McBoyle v. United States · 283 U.S. 25 (1931)
• Hooper v. California · 155 U.S. 648 (1895)
• Hilton v. South Carolina Public Railways Commission · 502 U.S. 197 (1991)
• Holder v. Hall · 512 U.S. 874 (1994)
• Lowe v. Securities & Exchange Commission · 472 U.S. 181 (1985)

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• Pace v. DiGuglielmo · 544 U.S. 408 (2005)
• Pasquantino v. United States · 544 U.S. 349 (2005)
• Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v. Holder · 557 U.S. 193 (2009)
• Johnson v. Arteaga-Martinez · 596 U.S. 573 (2022)
• Zadvydas v. Davis · 533 U.S. 678 (2001)
• Dorsey v. United States · 567 U.S. 260 (2012)
• Boumediene v. Bush · 553 U.S. 723 (2008)
• Sessions v. Dimaya · 584 U.S. 148 (2018)
• Altria Group, Inc. v. Good · 555 U.S. 70 (2008)
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• Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, P. A. v. United States · 559 U.S. 229 (2010)
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