Legal Opinion
Ambach v. Norwick
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 17, 1979No. 76-808PublishedCited by 250 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Powell
This case presents the question whether a State, consistently with the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, may refuse to employ as elementary and secondary school teachers aliens who are eligible for United States citizenship but who refuse to seek naturalization.
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New York Education Law § 3001 (3) (McKinney 1970) forbids certification as a public school teacher of any person who is not a citizen of the United States, unless that person has *70manifested an intention to apply for citizenship.1 The Commissioner of Education is authorized to create exemptions from this prohibition,…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- San Antonio Independent School District v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by250 opinions
- Plyler v. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Gregory v. AshcroftSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Bethel School District No. 403 v. FraserSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Board of Ed., Island Trees Union Free School Dist. No. 26 v. PicoSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Johnson v. Board of Regents of the University of GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2001
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