residence
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 338 U.S. 491 - Savorgnan v. United States · 1950Most cited · 365 citing opinions
Nationality Act of 1940
the new Act used the term 'residence' as plainly as possible to denote an objective fact
How the Supreme Court has restated “residence”
Each Supreme Court definition of “residence,” sized by how often later courts cited it. “Change” is measured by wording overlap with earlier definitions — a rough signal, not a semantic judgment.
How often courts cite the cases defining “residence”
Court decisions citing the 3 opinions that defined “residence” — 741 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining cases as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.
All 3 definitions, chronological · 1950–2012
the unincorporated association such as a labor union and... permit suit against that entity, like the analogous corporate entity, wherever it is 'doing business
unincorporated association
the place of general abode; the place of general abode of a person means his principal, actual dwelling" (emphasis added)).