Cabell v. Chavez-Salido

Cabell v. Chavez-Salido

Argued November 3, 1981
Decided January 12, 1982
Full case name Clarence E. Cabell, et al. v. Jose Chavez-Salido, et al.
Citations

454 U.S. 432 (more)

102 S.Ct. 735, 70 L.Ed.2d 677
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
Chief Justice
Warren E. Burger
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 Supreme Court of the United States that upheld a state law as constitutional that excluded aliens from positions as probation officers. The Court found that probation officers fell within the political function exception to strict scrutiny 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

  1. ↑ 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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