Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Pangilinan et al.
Decided June 17, 1988. Antonin Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 86-1992 · 486 U.S. 875 (1988) · Cited 347 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 8–0.
Majority · 7
- Antonin Scalia · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Byron Raymond White
- John Paul Stevens
- Sandra Day O'Connor
- Thurgood Marshall
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
Concurring · 1
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
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.
- United States Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Hibi · 414 U.S. 5 (1973)
- Logan v. Zimmerman Brush Co. · 455 U.S. 422 (1982)
- Mathews v. Diaz · 426 U.S. 67 (1976)
- United States v. Mendoza · 464 U.S. 154 (1984)
- Fiallo Ex Rel. Rodriguez v. Bell · 430 U.S. 787 (1977)
- Fedorenko v. United States · 449 U.S. 490 (1981)
- Hampton v. Mow Sun Wong · 426 U.S. 88 (1976)
- Berenyi v. District Director, Immigration & Naturalization Service · 385 U.S. 630 (1967)
- United States v. Ginsberg · 243 U.S. 472 (1917)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Reno v. Catholic Social Services, Inc. · 509 U.S. 43 (1993)
- Miller v. Albright · 523 U.S. 420 (1998)
- Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center, Inc. · 575 U.S. 320 (2015)
- Tuan Anh Nguyen v. Immigration & Naturalization Service · 533 U.S. 53 (2001)
- Office of Personnel Management v. Richmond · 496 U.S. 414 (1990)
- McNary v. Haitian Refugee Center, Inc. · 498 U.S. 479 (1991)
- Reno v. Bossier Parish School Board · 520 U.S. 471 (1997)
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