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October Term 1982 · decided Nov 15, 1982

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

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  • Landon, District Director of the Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Plasencia, OT 1982, November 15, 1982.
  • Citation: 459 U.S. 21.
  • Vote: 8 to 1.
  • Issue area: Due Process.

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Decided 1982-11-15 (October Term 1982). Citation: 459 U.S. 21. Vote: 8–1. Issue area: Due Process. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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