Landon, District Director of the Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Plasencia

Decided November 15, 1982. Sandra Day O'Connor delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 81-129 · 459 U.S. 21 (1982) · Cited 890 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–1.

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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.

• Rosenberg v. Fleuti · 374 U.S. 449 (1963)
• Kwong Hai Chew v. Colding · 344 U.S. 590 (1953)
• Wolff v. McDonnell · 418 U.S. 539 (1974)
• Fiallo Ex Rel. Rodriguez v. Bell · 430 U.S. 787 (1977)
• Bridges v. Wixon · 326 U.S. 135 (1945)
• United States Ex Rel. Knauff v. Shaughnessy · 338 U.S. 537 (1950)
• The Japanese Immigrant Case · 189 U.S. 86 (1903)
• Delgadillo v. Carmichael · 332 U.S. 388 (1947)
• Mathews v. Eldridge · 424 U.S. 319 (1976)
• Morrissey v. Brewer · 408 U.S. 471 (1972)
• Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co. · 339 U.S. 306 (1950)
• Goldberg v. Kelly · 397 U.S. 254 (1970)
• Stanley v. Illinois · 405 U.S. 645 (1972)
• In Re GAULT · 387 U.S. 1 (1967)
• Lassiter v. Department of Social Servs. of Durham Cty. · 452 U.S. 18 (1981)
• Greenholtz v. Inmates of the Nebraska Penal & Correctional Complex · 442 U.S. 1 (1979)
• Bell v. Burson · 402 U.S. 535 (1971)
• Moore v. City of East Cleveland · 431 U.S. 494 (1977)
• Land v. Dollar · 330 U.S. 731 (1947)
• Kleindienst v. Mandel · 408 U.S. 753 (1972)
• Shaughnessy v. United States Ex Rel. Mezei · 345 U.S. 206 (1953)
• Wong Yang Sung v. McGrath · 339 U.S. 33 (1950)
• Johnson v. Eisentrager · 339 U.S. 763 (1950)
• Leng May Ma v. Barber · 357 U.S. 185 (1958)
• Nishimura Ekiu v. United States · 142 U.S. 651 (1892)
• United States Ex Rel. Vajtauer v. Commissioner of Immigration · 273 U.S. 103 (1927)
• United States Ex Rel. Tisi v. Tod · 264 U.S. 131 (1924)
• Vance v. Terrazas · 444 U.S. 252 (1980)
• United States Ex Rel. Volpe v. Smith · 289 U.S. 422 (1933)

Cited by

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• Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam · 591 U.S. 103 (2020)
• Demore v. Kim · 538 U.S. 510 (2003)
• Zadvydas v. Davis · 533 U.S. 678 (2001)
• Vartelas v. Holder · 566 U.S. 257 (2012)
• Boumediene v. Bush · 553 U.S. 723 (2008)
• Clark v. Martinez · 543 U.S. 371 (2005)
• Jama v. Immigration and Customs Enforcement · 543 U.S. 335 (2005)
• Jean v. Nelson · 472 U.S. 846 (1985)
• Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Phinpathya · 464 U.S. 183 (1984)
• Judulang v. Holder · 565 U.S. 42 (2011)
• Negusie v. Holder · 555 U.S. 511 (2009)
• Miller v. Albright · 523 U.S. 420 (1998)
• Department of State v. Munoz · 602 U.S. 899 (2024)
• Agency for Int'l Development v. Alliance for Open Society · 591 U.S. 430 (2020)

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