Examining Board v. Flores de Otero

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Examining Board v. Flores de Otero
L. Ed. 2d 65
Holding
State law that excluded aliens from the practice of civil engineering was declared unconstitutional on the basis of the Equal Protection Clause.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Warren E. Burger
Associate Justices
William J. Brennan Jr. · Potter Stewart
Byron White · Thurgood Marshall
Harry Blackmun · Lewis F. Powell Jr.
William Rehnquist · John P. Stevens
Case opinions
MajorityBlackmun, joined by Burger, White, Powell, O'Connor, Brennan, Stewart
DissentRehnquist
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. XIV

Examining Board v. Flores de Otero, 426 U.S. 572 (1976), was a case decided by the

equal protection using a strict scrutiny standard of review.[1][2]

Prior history

A

District of Puerto Rico
, claiming jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3) and alleging that the statute's citizenship requirement violated 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

See also

References

  1. ^ Examining Board v. Flores de Otero, 426 U.S. 572 (1976).
  2. ^ Varat, J.D. et al. Constitutional Law Cases and Materials, Concise Thirteenth Edition. Foundation Press, New York, NY: 2009, p. 667

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