Pearson v. Williams
Supreme Court of the United States
WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. ’ The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes
This case comes here by certiorari. 198 U. S. 585. It is a writ of habeas corpus, addressed to the Secretary of Commerce and Labor and to the Commissioner of Immigration of the Port of New York, on which the Circuit Court made an order discharging the petitioners, but the Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the order by a divided court. 136 Fed. Rep. 734. The return to the writ discloses that the petitioners are British aliens, that they arrived in New York on February 1, 1904, were detained for examination by a board of special inquiry, were examined and were allowed to land. The return…
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