United States v. Mendoza

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1984-01-10

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Justice Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court. In 1978 respondent Sergio Mendoza, a Filipino national, filed a petition for naturalization under a statute which by its terms had expired 32 years earlier. 1 Respondent’s claim for naturalization was based on the assertion that the Government’s a…

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