Jordan, District Director of Immigration & Naturalization, v. De George

Decided May 7, 1951. Frederick Moore Vinson delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 348 · 341 U.S. 223 (1951) · Cited 938 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

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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.

• Winters v. New York · 333 U.S. 507 (1948)
• Connally v. General Construction Co. · 269 U.S. 385 (1926)
• Fong Haw Tan v. Phelan · 333 U.S. 6 (1948)
• United States Ex Rel. Volpe v. Smith · 289 U.S. 422 (1933)
• United States v. Petrillo · 332 U.S. 1 (1947)
• United States v. Wurzbach · 280 U.S. 396 (1930)
• Musser v. Utah · 333 U.S. 95 (1948)
• Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire · 315 U.S. 568 (1942)
• Screws v. United States · 325 U.S. 91 (1945)
• Lanzetta v. New Jersey · 306 U.S. 451 (1939)
• Nash v. United States · 229 U.S. 373 (1913)
• Wong Yang Sung v. McGrath · 339 U.S. 33 (1950)
• United States v. Balint · 258 U.S. 250 (1922)
• Viereck v. United States · 318 U.S. 236 (1943)
• Old Dearborn Distributing Co. v. Seagram-Distillers Corp. · 299 U.S. 183 (1936)
• Williams v. United States · 341 U.S. 97 (1951)
• Minnesota Ex Rel. Pearson v. Probate Court of Ramsey County · 309 U.S. 270 (1940)
• United States v. Shreveport Grain & Elevator Co. · 287 U.S. 77 (1932)
• Omaechevarria v. Idaho · 246 U.S. 343 (1918)
• Gorin v. United States · 312 U.S. 19 (1941)
• Kay v. United States · 303 U.S. 1 (1938)
• Bandini Petroleum Co. v. Superior Court, Los Angeles Cty. · 284 U.S. 8 (1931)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Sessions v. Dimaya · 584 U.S. 148 (2018)
• United States v. Harriss · 347 U.S. 612 (1954)
• Dennis v. United States · 341 U.S. 494 (1951)
• Boutilier v. Immigration & Naturalization Service · 387 U.S. 118 (1967)
• Grayned v. City of Rockford · 408 U.S. 104 (1972)
• Parker v. Levy · 417 U.S. 733 (1974)
• Jones v. Rath Packing Co. · 430 U.S. 519 (1977)
• Chaidez v. United States · 568 U.S. 342 (2013)
• United States v. National Dairy Products Corp. · 372 U.S. 29 (1963)
• Carlson v. Landon · 342 U.S. 524 (1952)
• Barenblatt v. United States · 360 U.S. 109 (1959)
• Konigsberg v. State Bar of Cal. · 353 U.S. 252 (1957)
• United States v. Vuitch · 402 U.S. 62 (1971)
• Chaunt v. United States · 364 U.S. 350 (1960)
• Pereida v. Wilkinson · 592 U.S. 224 (2021)
• Pugin v. Garland · 599 U.S. 600 (2023)

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