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Petitioner sued in a Federal District Court for an injunction restraining enforcement of § 352(a)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, which provides that a naturalized American citizen shall lose his nationality by
A single-judge District Court refused petitioner’s request to convene a three-judge court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2282 and dismissed the action. The Court of Appeals affirmed.
Held: the constitutional question raised by petitioner’s complaint was not plainly insubstantial; the single-judge District Court was powerless to dismiss the action on the merits; and a three-judge District Court should have been convened. Pp. 224-225.
Judgment vacated and case remanded to District Court.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Schneider v. Rusk, 372 U.S. 224 (1963) in 372 U.S. 224 Original Sources, accessed July 30, 2025, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=T7WTDKETQQUUX3K.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Schneider v. Rusk, 372 U.S. 224 (1963), in 372 U.S. 224, Original Sources. 30 Jul. 2025. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=T7WTDKETQQUUX3K.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Schneider v. Rusk, 372 U.S. 224 (1963). cited in 1963, 372 U.S. 224. Original Sources, retrieved 30 July 2025, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=T7WTDKETQQUUX3K.