Costello v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1961-02-20

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Mr. Justice Douglas, with whom Mr. Justice Black concurs, dissenting. I do not think “bootlegging” per se would have been a ground for denying naturalization to an alien in the 1920’s. If it were, it would be an act of hypocrisy unparalleled in American life. For the “bootlegger” in those days came into being because of the demand of the great bulk of people in our communities…

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