Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Reagan v. Abourezk

Reagan v. Abourezk, 484 U.S. 1 (1987)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1987-10-19
Topic
bankruptcy

First Amendment imposes limits on the government’s power to exclude aliens and government “may not, con sistent with the First Amendment, deny entry solely on account of the content of speech” | “It is a hallmark of our adversary system that we safeguard party access to the evidence tendered in support of a requested court judgment” in order that an alien would not be faced “with a decision against him based on evidence he was never permitted to see and to rebut.” | 1988 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5203

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484 U.S. 1 (1987)

REAGAN, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, ET AL.
v.
ABOUREZK ET AL.

No. 86-656.

Supreme Court of United States.

Argued October 5, 1987 Decided October 19, 1987 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT

Deputy Solicitor General Wallace argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General Fried, Assistant Attorney General Willard, Roger Clegg, Michael Jay Singer, and Abraham D. Sofaer.

Steven R. Shapiro argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Arthur N. Eisenberg, John A. Powell, Charles S. Sims, Peter L. Zimroth, Michael D. Young, and Leonard Boudin.[*]

*2 PER CURIAM.

The judgment below is affirmed by an equally divided Court.

JUSTICE BLACKMUN took no part in the decision of this case. JUSTICE SCALIA took no part in the consideration or decision of this case.

NOTES

[*] Daniel J. Popeo and Paul D. Kamenar filed a brief for the Washington Legal Foundation et al. as amici curiae urging reversal.

Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the American Bar Association by Eugene C. Thomas, William A. Bradford, Jr., and David W. Burgett; for the Committee on Immigration and Nationality Law of the New York City Bar Association et al. by Robert M. Kaufman, Carl R. Baldwin, and Steven M. Freeman; for the International Human Rights Law Group by Eli Whitney Debevoise II and Kimberly Till; and for the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights et al. by Arthur C. Helton.

Ann H. Franke and Jacqueline W. Mintz filed a brief for the American Association of University Professors et al. as amici curiae.