Johnson v. Eisentrager
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Johnson v. Eisentrager is a 1950 U.S. Supreme Court case that held nonresident enemy aliens detained outside U.S. sovereign territory had no constitutional right to seek habeas corpus in American courts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Johnson v. Eisentrager canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Supreme Court case
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legal case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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federal courts ⓘ national security law ⓘ |
| argued |
1950-04-17
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1950-04-18 ⓘ |
| chiefJustice | Fred M. Vinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citation |
339 U.S. 763
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70 S. Ct. 936 ⓘ 94 L. Ed. 1255 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionDiscussed |
Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
NERFINISHED
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Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ Suspension Clause of the U.S. Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1950-06-05 ⓘ |
| detentionLocation | Landsberg Prison, American Zone of Occupation, Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissentingOpinionBy | Hugo L. Black NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullCaseName | Johnson, Secretary of Defense v. Eisentrager et al. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holding | Nonresident enemy aliens detained outside U.S. sovereign territory have no constitutional right to seek habeas corpus in U.S. courts ⓘ |
| impact | Limited the reach of U.S. constitutional protections to foreign nationals held outside U.S. sovereign territory ⓘ |
| joinedDissent |
Frank Murphy
NERFINISHED
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William O. Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| joinedMajority |
Felix Frankfurter
NERFINISHED
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Fred M. Vinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Harold H. Burton NERFINISHED ⓘ Sherman Minton NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanley F. Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom C. Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
availability of habeas corpus to enemy aliens
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extraterritorial application of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ jurisdiction of U.S. federal courts ⓘ |
| lowerCourt | United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lowerCourtHolding | Held that U.S. courts had jurisdiction to entertain habeas corpus petitions of the German prisoners ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Robert H. Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parties |
Hans Eisentrager
NERFINISHED
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Lyle B. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| petitionerRole | Secretary of Defense of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proceduralPosture | Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Boumediene v. Bush
NERFINISHED
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Ex parte Quirin NERFINISHED ⓘ Rasul v. Bush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| respondentDescription | German nationals captured and tried by a U.S. military commission in China after World War II ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | rights of enemy aliens in wartime ⓘ |
| supremeCourtDisposition | Reversed the judgment of the Court of Appeals ⓘ |
| term | October Term 1949 ⓘ |
| timePeriodContext | post-World War II occupation of Germany ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1950 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Boumediene v. Bush