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Bernal v. Fainter
1984 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bernal v. Fainter, 467 U.S. 216 (1984), is a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the Equal Protection Clause prohibited the state of Texas from barring noncitizens from applying for commission as a notary public.[1]
Quick Facts Bernal v. Fainter, Argued March 28, 1984 Decided May 30, 1984 ...
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Argued March 28, 1984 Decided May 30, 1984 | |
Full case name | Bernal v. Fainter, Secretary of State of Texas, et al. |
Citations | 467 U.S. 216 (more) 104 S. Ct. 2312; 81 L. Ed. 2d 175; 1984 U.S. LEXIS 93; 52 U.S.L.W. 4669 |
Case history | |
Prior | 710 F.2d 190 (5th Cir. 1983) |
Holding | |
The Texas statute requiring that a notary public be a United States citizen violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Marshall, joined by Burger, Brennan, White, Blackmun, Powell, Stevens, O'Connor |
Dissent | Rehnquist |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. XIV |
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