Wong Yang Sung v. McGrath, Attorney General, et al.

Decided February 20, 1950. Robert Houghwout Jackson delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 154 · 339 U.S. 33 (1950) · Cited 636 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–1.

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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.

• The Japanese Immigrant Case · 189 U.S. 86 (1903)
• Helvering v. Hallock · 309 U.S. 106 (1940)
• Bridges v. Wixon · 326 U.S. 135 (1945)
• Kwock Jan Fat v. White · 253 U.S. 454 (1920)

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• Woodby v. Immigration & Naturalization Service · 385 U.S. 276 (1966)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Dean Foods Co. · 384 U.S. 597 (1966)
• Marcello v. Bonds · 349 U.S. 302 (1955)
• Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee v. McGrath · 341 U.S. 123 (1951)
• Mathews v. Diaz · 426 U.S. 67 (1976)
• Kwong Hai Chew v. Colding · 344 U.S. 590 (1953)
• Lucia v. SEC · 585 U.S. 237 (2018)
• Shaughnessy v. United States Ex Rel. Mezei · 345 U.S. 206 (1953)
• Ardestani v. Immigration & Naturalization Service · 502 U.S. 129 (1991)
• The Toilet Goods Association, Inc. v. John w.ga Rdner, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare · 387 U.S. 158 (1967)
• Lewis v. Casey · 518 U.S. 343 (1996)
• Goldberg v. Kelly · 397 U.S. 254 (1970)
• Butz v. Economou · 438 U.S. 478 (1978)
• United States v. Mead Corp. · 533 U.S. 218 (2001)
• Chrysler Corp. v. Brown · 441 U.S. 281 (1979)
• Greene v. McElroy · 360 U.S. 474 (1959)
• Ratzlaf v. United States · 510 U.S. 135 (1994)
• Sessions v. Dimaya · 584 U.S. 148 (2018)
• Jordan v. De George · 341 U.S. 223 (1951)
• Landon v. Plasencia · 459 U.S. 21 (1982)
• United States v. New York Telephone Co. · 434 U.S. 159 (1977)
• Burns v. United States · 501 U.S. 129 (1991)
• Carlson v. Landon · 342 U.S. 524 (1952)
• Galvan v. Press · 347 U.S. 522 (1954)
• Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs v. Greenwich Collieries · 512 U.S. 267 (1994)
• Johnson v. Eisentrager · 339 U.S. 763 (1950)
• United States v. Southwestern Cable Co. · 392 U.S. 157 (1968)
• Manual Enterprises, Inc. v. Day · 370 U.S. 478 (1962)

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