Ng Fung Ho v. White

Ng Fung Ho v. White
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued March 17–20, 1922 Decided May 29, 1922
Full case name	Ng Fung Ho v. White
Citations	259 U.S. 276 (more) 42 S. Ct. 492; 66 L. Ed. 938
Case history
Prior	266 F. 765 (9th Cir. 1920)
Holding
In habeas corpus proceedings to test the validity of a deportation order, the petitioner is entitled to a de novo judicial trial on a claim of citizenship.
Court membership
Chief Justice William H. Taft Associate Justices Joseph McKenna · Oliver W. Holmes Jr. William R. Day · Willis Van Devanter Mahlon Pitney · James C. McReynolds Louis Brandeis · John H. Clarke
Case opinion
Majority	Brandeis, joined by a unanimous Court

Ng Fung Ho v. White, 259 U.S. 276 (1922), is a United States Supreme Court decision holding that habeas corpus petitioners are entitled to a de novo judicial hearing to adjudicate claims that they are citizens of the United States.^[1]

• List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 259

• Text of Ng Fung Ho v. White, 259 U.S. 276 (1922) is available from: Justia Library of Congress