Lorelyn Penero Miller v. Madeleine K. Albright, Secretary of State

Decided April 22, 1998. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 96-1060 · 523 U.S. 420 (1998) · Cited 239 times

Holding

The judgment is affirmed.

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How the Justices voted

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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.

• Craig v. Boren · 429 U.S. 190 (1976)
• Fiallo Ex Rel. Rodriguez v. Bell · 430 U.S. 787 (1977)
• United States v. Virginia · 518 U.S. 515 (1996)
• Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan · 458 U.S. 718 (1982)
• Powers v. Ohio · 499 U.S. 400 (1991)
• United States v. Wong Kim Ark · 169 U.S. 649 (1898)
• Singleton v. Wulff · 428 U.S. 106 (1976)
• Barrows v. Jackson · 346 U.S. 249 (1953)
• Lehr v. Robertson · 463 U.S. 248 (1983)
• Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Pangilinan · 486 U.S. 875 (1988)
• Allen v. Wright · 468 U.S. 737 (1984)
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. Patterson · 357 U.S. 449 (1958)
• J. E. B. v. Alabama ex rel. T. B. · 511 U.S. 127 (1994)
• Mathews v. Diaz · 426 U.S. 67 (1976)
• Carey v. Population Services International · 431 U.S. 678 (1977)
• Weinberger v. Wiesenfeld · 420 U.S. 636 (1975)
• United States v. Verdugo-Urquidez · 494 U.S. 259 (1990)
• Johnson v. Eisentrager · 339 U.S. 763 (1950)
• Hodel v. Irving · 481 U.S. 704 (1987)
• Afroyim v. Rusk · 387 U.S. 253 (1967)
• Warth v. Seldin · 422 U.S. 490 (1975)
• Bender v. Williamsport Area School District · 475 U.S. 534 (1986)
• Personnel Administrator of Mass. v. Feeney · 442 U.S. 256 (1979)
• FW/PBS, Inc. v. City of Dallas · 493 U.S. 215 (1990)
• Eisenstadt v. Baird · 405 U.S. 438 (1972)
• Gladstone, Realtors v. Village of Bellwood · 441 U.S. 91 (1979)
• Kleindienst v. Mandel · 408 U.S. 753 (1972)
• Welsh v. United States · 398 U.S. 333 (1970)
• Califano v. Goldfarb · 430 U.S. 199 (1977)
• Parham v. Hughes · 441 U.S. 347 (1979)

Cited by

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

• Tuan Anh Nguyen v. Immigration & Naturalization Service · 533 U.S. 53 (2001)
• Sessions v. Morales-Santana · 582 U.S. 47 (2017)
• Moncrieffe v. Holder · 569 U.S. 184 (2013)
• Zivotofsky v. Kerry · 576 U.S. 1 (2015)
• Barr v. American Assn. of Political Consultants, Inc. · 591 U.S. 610 (2020)
• Hollingsworth v. Perry · 558 U.S. 183 (2010)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1998). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).