Dada v. Mukasey explained

Litigants:Dada v. Mukasey
Arguedate:January 7
Argueyear:2008
Decidedate:June 16
Decideyear:2008
Fullname:Samson Taiwo Dada, Petitioner v. Michael B. Mukasey, Attorney General
Usvol:554
Uspage:1
Parallelcitations:128 S. Ct. 2307; 171 L. Ed. 2d 178
Docket:06-1181
Prior:207 F. App'x 425 (5th Cir. 2006); cert. granted, .
Subsequent:288 F. App'x 981 (5th Cir. 2008)
Majority:Kennedy
Joinmajority:Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer
Dissent:Scalia
Joindissent:Roberts, Thomas
Dissent2:Alito

Dada v. Mukasey, 554 U.S. 1 (2008), was a United States Supreme Court case involving deportation procedures.[1]

Background

Samson T. Dada was a citizen of Nigeria who had married an American citizen. When immigration officials tried to deport him for overstaying his visa, he appealed, claiming his marriage entitled him to remain in the United States.[2] The Court ruled, in a 5–4 decision, that complying with a deportation order did not strip an immigrant of the right to appeal that deportation order.[3]

Opinion of the Court

Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote the majority opinion, joined by Justices John Paul Stevens, David Souter, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Stephen Breyer. Justice Antonin Scalia was joined by Justices John Roberts and Clarence Thomas in his dissent. Justice Samuel Alito wrote a separate dissent.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Court to Hear Challenge From Muslims Held After 9/11 . New York Times . 2008-06-17 . December 11, 2015.
  2. Web site: Dada v. Mukasey (06-1181) . Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute . December 11, 2015.
  3. Web site: Tribunal decisions . 2024-03-28 . tribunalsdecisions.service.gov.uk.
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