Schneiderman v. United States

Schneiderman v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued November 9, 1942 Reargued March 12, 1943 Decided June 21, 1943
Full case name	William Schneiderman v. United States
Citations	320 U.S. 118 (more)
Case history
Prior	Certificate of naturalization voided, 33 F. Supp. 510 (N.D. Cal. 1940), aff'd, 119 F.2d 500 (9th Cir. 1941); cert. granted, 314 U.S. 597
Holding
The government did not adequately show that Schneiderman was "not attached to the principles of the Constitution". Reversed and remanded.
Court membership
Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone Associate Justices Owen Roberts · Hugo Black Stanley F. Reed · Felix Frankfurter William O. Douglas · Frank Murphy Robert H. Jackson · Wiley B. Rutledge
Case opinions
Majority	Murphy, joined by Black, Reed, Douglas, Rutledge
Concurrence	Douglas
Concurrence	Rutledge
Dissent	Stone, joined by Roberts, Frankfurter
Jackson took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
Laws applied
Sections 4 and 15 of the Naturalization Act of 1906

Schneiderman v. United States, 320 U.S. 118 (1943), was a U.S. Supreme Court case involving denaturalization. By a 5–3 vote, the justices rejected the federal government's attempt to denaturalize William Schneiderman, a self-avowed communist. The Court held that "clear, unequivocal, and convincing" proof was required to revoke citizenship; it determined that there was insufficient evidence that Schneiderman was not "attached to the principles of the Constitution" as required by federal law.