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| In re Ahmed Hassan | |
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| Court | Eastern District of Michigan |
| Decided | December 15, 1942 |
| Docket nos. | 162148 |
| Citation | 48 F. Supp. 843, 845–846 |
| Questions presented | |
| Was Ahmed Hassan, from Yemen, eligible for naturalization as a United States citizen under the Naturalization Act? | |
| Ruling | |
| The court denied Hassan's petition for citizenship on the grounds that he was an Arab and therefore not a "white person". | |
| Court membership | |
| Judge sitting | Arthur J. Tuttle |
In re Ahmed Hassan was
History
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Tuttle issued the court's decision on December 15, 1942.[1]
Legacy
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Notes
[edit]- ^ Beydoun (2016, p. 1479).
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