Examining Board v. Flores de Otero

Examining Board v. Flores de Otero
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued December 8, 1975
Decided June 17, 1976
Full case nameExamining Board of Engineers, Architects and Surveyors et al. v. Flores de Otero
Citations426 U.S. 572 (more)
96 S. Ct. 2264; 49 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 Supreme Court of the United States that invalidated a state law that excluded aliens from the practice of civil engineering. The Court invalidated the law on the basis of equal protection using a strict scrutiny standard of review.[1][2]

  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