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Williams v. Wallace
CourtUnited States District Court, Northern District of Alabama
Full case name Williams v. Wallace
DecidedMarch 19 1965
Citation788 F.2d 1446, 54 USLW 2561, 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 24696
Case history
Prior historyClaims upheld by United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, appealed to 11th Circuit.
Holding
Northern District of Georgia ruling partially upheld and partially overturned; plaintiffs were found to have been detained illegally under international law, but that this was superseded by the "controlling executive act" ordered by Meese.
Court membership
Judges sittingCircuit Judges Robert Smith Vance, Frank Minis Johnson, Senior Circuit Judge Clarence W. Allgood
Case opinions
MajorityJohnson, joined by Vance, Allgood
Laws applied
8 U.S.C. § 1227, U.S. Const. Amends. V, XIV