Janet Reno, Attorney General, et al. v. American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, et al.
Decided February 24, 1999. Antonin Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 97-1252 · 525 U.S. 471 (1999) · Cited 1,485 times
Holding
Section 1252(g) deprives the federal courts of jurisdiction over respondents’ suit.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 8–1.
Majority · 5
- Antonin Scalia · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Clarence Thomas
- Sandra Day O'Connor
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
Concurring · 3
- John Paul Stevens · filed a concurring opinion
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg · filed a concurring opinion
- Stephen Gerald Breyer
Dissenting · 1
- David Hackett Souter · filed a dissenting opinion
“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.
- Younger v. Harris · 401 U.S. 37 (1971)
- Oestereich v. Selective Service System Local Board No. 11 · 393 U.S. 233 (1968)
- Dombrowski v. Pfister · 380 U.S. 479 (1965)
- United States v. Armstrong · 517 U.S. 456 (1996)
- Wayte v. United States · 470 U.S. 598 (1985)
- Bridges v. Wixon · 326 U.S. 135 (1945)
- Cheng Fan Kwok v. Immigration & Naturalization Service · 392 U.S. 206 (1968)
- Middlesex County Ethics Committee v. Garden State Bar Ass'n · 457 U.S. 423 (1982)
- Green v. Bock Laundry MacHine Co. · 490 U.S. 504 (1989)
- McNary v. Haitian Refugee Center, Inc. · 498 U.S. 479 (1991)
- United States v. Dixon · 509 U.S. 688 (1993)
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Chadha · 462 U.S. 919 (1983)
- Doran v. Salem Inn, Inc. · 422 U.S. 922 (1975)
- United States National Bank v. Independent Insurance Agents of America, Inc. · 508 U.S. 439 (1993)
- Bowen v. Michigan Academy of Family Physicians · 476 U.S. 667 (1986)
- Webster v. Doe · 486 U.S. 592 (1988)
- Ohio Civil Rights Commission v. Dayton Christian Schools, Inc. · 477 U.S. 619 (1986)
- Carlson v. Landon · 342 U.S. 524 (1952)
- United States v. Jin Fuey Moy · 241 U.S. 394 (1916)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Nken v. Holder · 556 U.S. 418 (2009)
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. St. Cyr · 533 U.S. 289 (2001)
- Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam · 591 U.S. 103 (2020)
- Garland v. Gonzalez · 596 U.S. 543 (2022)
- Nasrallah v. Barr · 590 U.S. 573 (2020)
- Nielsen v. Preap · 586 U.S. 392 (2019)
- Kucana v. Holder · 558 U.S. 233 (2010)
- United States v. Texas · 599 U.S. 670 (2023)
- Biden v. Texas · 597 U.S. 785 (2022)
- Monsalvo Velazquez v. Bondi · 604 U.S. 712 (2025)
- Hartman v. Moore · 547 U.S. 250 (2006)
- Demore v. Kim · 538 U.S. 510 (2003)
- Arizona v. United States · 567 U.S. 387 (2012)
- Trump v. Hawaii · 585 U.S. 667 (2018)
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