Legal Opinion

Robert Rucker v. William B. Saxbe, Attorney General of the United States

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided March 17, 1977No. 76-1509PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

VAN DUSEN, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a district court judgment entered in favor of the Government in a September 1973 action for declaration of citizenship brought pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1503. Plaintiff Rucker contests both the applicability and constitutionality of the provisions related to retention of citizenship (8 U.S.C. § 1401(b)) by persons born outside of the limits and jurisdiction of the United States to a parent citizen and a parent alien. Plaintiff urges that: the retention requirements should not apply, absent specific knowledge of them; such…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. United States v. Wong Kim ArkSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
  2. Schneider v. RuskSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. United States v. GinsbergSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
  4. Savorgnan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
  5. United States v. NessSupreme Court of the United States · 1917

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Icaza v. ShultzDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1987
  2. Jose Miguel Ramos-Hernandez v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
  3. Martinez Ex Rel. Rodriguez-Sanchez v. BellDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1979
  4. N. Jonas & Co., Inc. v. United States Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
  5. LeBrun v. ThornburghDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1991

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