Legal Opinion
In Re: Petition for Naturalization of Charles Peter Duncan. Charles Peter Duncan v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 19, 1983No. 82-4322PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
Duncan appeals from the denial of his petition for naturalization. The INS recommended denial because Duncan declined to answer four questions on the Application to File Petition for Naturalization dealing with prior criminal activity, membership in organizations, belief in Communism, and moral character. Duncan objected to the four questions on grounds they violated his First Amendment rights of free speech and association, and his Fifth Amendment due process and self-incrimination interests. We affirm on grounds of issue preclusion without reaching the…
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