United States eighth amendmentcitizenship expatriation

Trop v. Dulles

356 U.S. 86 (1958)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtSupreme Court of the United States

Year1958

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Forcible expatriation (denationalization) imposed as punishment for wartime desertion is cruel and unusual under the Eighth Amendment, which must draw its meaning from the evolving standards of decency that mark the progress of a maturing society.

Area of Law

General

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