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October Term 1947 · decided Feb 2, 1948

Fong Haw Tan v. Phelan, Acting District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service

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  • Fong Haw Tan v. Phelan, OT 1947, February 2, 1948.
  • Citation: 333 U.S. 6.
  • Vote: 9 to 0.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 1948-02-02 (October Term 1947). Citation: 333 U.S. 6. Vote: 9–0. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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