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October Term 1986 · decided Mar 9, 1987

Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Cardoza-Fonseca

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  • Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Cardoza-Fonseca, OT 1986, March 9, 1987.
  • Citation: 480 U.S. 421.
  • Vote: 6 to 3.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 1987-03-09 (October Term 1986). Citation: 480 U.S. 421. Vote: 6–3. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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