Fong Yue Ting v. United States
Fong Yue Ting v. United States, 149 U.S. 698 (1893), decided by the United States Supreme Court on May 15, 1893, was a case challenging provisions in Section 6 of the Geary Act of 1892 that extended and amended the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. The provisions in question required Chinese in the United States to obtain certificates of residency and allowed for the arrest and the deportation of Chinese who had failed to obtain these certificates, even if they had not violated any other laws. The case involved writs of habeas corpus from Fong Yue Ting and two other Chinese citizens residing in New York City who were arrested and detained for not having certificates. The Supreme Court decision (5 to 3) was in favor of the United States government, upholding the Geary Act and denying the writs of habeas corpus.
| Fong Yue Ting v. United States | |
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Supreme Court of the United States | |
| Argued May 10, 1893 Decided May 15, 1893 | |
| Full case name | Fong Yue Ting v. United States |
| Citations | 149 U.S. 698 (more) 13 S. Ct. 1016; 37 L. Ed. 905; 1893 U.S. LEXIS 2340 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Gray, joined by Blatchford, Brown, Jackson, Shiras |
| Dissent | Brewer |
| Dissent | Field |
| Dissent | Fuller |
| Harlan took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
| Laws applied | |
| Geary Act | |