Trop V. Dulles
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| Date decided | 1958 |
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| Ruling court | Supreme Court of the United States |
| Dissent | Frankfurter |
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| Citations | U. S. |
| Plurality | Warren |
| Whittaker | |
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| ID | 3017173 |
About Trop V. Dulles
Trop v. Dulles, 356 U. S. 86, was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled that it was unconstitutional to revoke citizenship as a punishment for a crime. The ruling's reference to "evolving standards of decency" is frequently cited in Eighth Amendment jurisprudence.
