Cabell v. Chavez-Salido
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1982 United States Supreme Court case
Cabell v. Chavez-Salido | |
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Holding | |
Laws excluding aliens from becoming probation officers are constitutional because they fall within the political function exception to the Equal Protection clause. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | White, joined by Burger, Powell, Rehnquist, O'Connor |
Dissent | Blackmun, joined by Brennan, Marshall, Stevens |
Laws applied | |
United States Constitution, Amendment XIV |
Cabell v. Chavez-Salido, 454 U.S. 432 (1982), was a case decided by the
equal protection analysis because probation officers exercise discretionary power involving a basic governmental function that gives them authority over the individual.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Varat, J.D. et al. Constitutional Law Cases and Materials, Concise Thirteenth Edition. Foundation Press, New York, NY: 2009, p. 667
External links
- Text of Cabell v. Chavez-Salido, 454 U.S. 432 (1982) is available from: Google Scholar Justia Library of Congress Oyez (oral argument audio)
- Galloway Jr., Russell W. (1989). "Basic Equal Protection Analysis". Santa Clara Law Review. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
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