Legal Opinion
Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge No. 5 v. City of Philadelphia
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 17, 1987No. 86-1407PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
I
Issue
The Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) has raised constitutional challenges to a questionnaire promulgated by the Philadelphia Police Department for use in selecting applicants to its Special Investigations Unit (SIU). The district court held that portions of the questionnaire seeking information concerning applicants’ medical history, gambling habits and alcohol consumption, and seeking information about applicants’ and their families’ financial status, organizational memberships, and arrest records violate police officers’ federal…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Paul v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
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3Cited by25 opinions
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