Hampton v. Mow Sun Wong

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1976-06-01

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Mr. Justice Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court. Five aliens, lawfully and permanently residing in the United States, brought this litigation to challenge the validity of a policy, adopted and enforced by the Civil Service Commission and certain other federal agencies, which excludes all persons except American citizens and natives of American Samoa from employment in most positions subject to their resp…

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