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FOLEY v. CONNELIE

No. 76-839.

435 U.S. 291 (1978)

98 S.Ct. 1067

55 L.Ed.2d 287

FOLEY v. CONNELIE, SUPERINTENDENT OF NEW YORK STATE POLICE, ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 22, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan A. Weiss argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs was David S. Preminger.

Judith A. Gordon, Assistant Attorney General of New York, argued the cause for appellees. With her on the brief were Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney General, and Samuel A. Hirshowitz, First Assistant Attorney General.*

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BURGER delivered the opinion of the Court.

We noted probable jurisdiction in this case to consider whether a State may constitutionally limit the appointment of members of its police force to citizens of the United States. 430 U.S. 944 (1977).

The appellant, Edmund Foley, is an alien eligible in due course to become a naturalized citizen, who is lawfully in this country as a permanent resident. He applied for appointment as a New York State...

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