Legal Opinion
Montana v. Kennedy
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 22, 1961No. 198PublishedCited by 160 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
Having been ordered deported as an alien on grounds which are not contested, petitioner, claiming to be a citizen, brought the present declaratory judgment action under 8 U. S. C. § 1503 to determine his citizenship status.
Petitioner, whose mother is a native-born United States citizen and whose father is a citizen of Italy (their marriage having been in the United States), was born in Italy in 1906 while his parents were temporarily residing there, and entered the United States with his mother later the same year. He has continuously resided in the United States since that time and has never…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Weedin v. Chin BowSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Comitis v. ParkersonU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Louisiana · 1893
- Wallenburg v. Missouri Pac. Ry. Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Nebraska · 1908
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3Cited by160 opinions
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