U.S. Supreme Court
Jun. 15, 2011
Court Deadlocks on Citizenship Case
The U.S. Supreme Court's 4-4 deadlocked vote Monday denied a San Diego man's bid at citizenship by challenging a disparate, gender-based standard in immigration law.
The tie vote upholds a 9th U.S. Court of Appeals judgment that the immigration law's higher standard for determining citizenship for the children of men than it does for children of women is constitutional.
Justice Elena Kagan was recused from the case, presumably due to her wo...
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