Yunghauss v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. On appeal from an order 'Of the District Court for the Southern District of New York denying the application of the appellant to become a citizen of the United States. The facts fully appear in the opinion of Judge Mayer in the District Court, concurred in by Judges Hough and Hand. 210 Fed. 545.
1Opinion of the Court
COXE, Circuit Judge.
The question presented is an interesting one and is not free from doubt, but we are inclined to the opinion that the construction of the law adopted by the District Judges gives effect both to the provisions of the act of 1906 and to the law as it existed prior thereto, without interfering improperly with the rights of applicants for citizenship. It puts all aliens upon a par as to the time in which their declaration is to be made. A declaration made prior to the act of 1906 is valid, no matter how long prior thereto it may have been made, but after the date of the passage…
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- In re GoldsteinDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1914
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- In re ValhoffDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1916
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