Galvan v. Press, Officer in Charge, Immigration and Naturalization Service

Decided May 24, 1954. Felix Frankfurter delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 407 · 347 U.S. 522 (1954) · Cited 577 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.

• Harisiades v. Shaughnessy · 342 U.S. 580 (1952)
• Ng Fung Ho v. White · 259 U.S. 276 (1922)
• Calder v. Bull · 3 U.S. 386 (1798)
• Ogden v. Saunders · 25 U.S. 213 (1827)
• American Communications Assn. v. Douds · 339 U.S. 382 (1950)
• Carlson v. Landon · 342 U.S. 524 (1952)
• United States v. Lovett · 328 U.S. 303 (1946)
• Wong Yang Sung v. McGrath · 339 U.S. 33 (1950)
• The Japanese Immigrant Case · 189 U.S. 86 (1903)
• Fong Haw Tan v. Phelan · 333 U.S. 6 (1948)

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• Flemming v. Nestor · 363 U.S. 603 (1960)
• Kleindienst v. Mandel · 408 U.S. 753 (1972)
• Fiallo Ex Rel. Rodriguez v. Bell · 430 U.S. 787 (1977)
• Jay v. Boyd · 351 U.S. 345 (1956)
• Aptheker v. Secretary of State · 378 U.S. 500 (1964)
• County of Washington v. Gunther · 452 U.S. 161 (1981)
• Hampton v. Mow Sun Wong · 426 U.S. 88 (1976)
• Monroe v. Pape · 365 U.S. 167 (1961)
• Abel v. United States · 362 U.S. 217 (1960)
• United States v. Valenzuela-Bernal · 458 U.S. 858 (1982)
• Demore v. Kim · 538 U.S. 510 (2003)
• Mathews v. Diaz · 426 U.S. 67 (1976)
• Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Lopez-Mendoza · 468 U.S. 1032 (1984)
• Arizona v. United States · 567 U.S. 387 (2012)
• Oregon v. Mitchell · 400 U.S. 112 (1970)
• Scales v. United States · 367 U.S. 203 (1961)
• Barenblatt v. United States · 360 U.S. 109 (1959)
• Communist Party of United States v. Subversive Activities Control Bd. · 367 U.S. 1 (1961)
• Marcello v. Bonds · 349 U.S. 302 (1955)
• Negusie v. Holder · 555 U.S. 511 (2009)
• Miller v. Albright · 523 U.S. 420 (1998)
• Tuan Anh Nguyen v. Immigration & Naturalization Service · 533 U.S. 53 (2001)
• Biden v. Texas · 597 U.S. 785 (2022)
• Costello v. Immigration & Naturalization Service · 376 U.S. 120 (1964)
• Department of State v. Munoz · 602 U.S. 899 (2024)

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