| Litigants: | Cabell v. Chavez-Salido |
| Arguedate: | November 3 |
| Argueyear: | 1981 |
| Decidedate: | January 12 |
| Decideyear: | 1982 |
| Fullname: | Clarence E. Cabell, et al. v. Jose Chavez-Salido, et al. |
| Parallelcitations: | 102 S. Ct. 735; 70 L. Ed. 2d 677 |
| Usvol: | 454 |
| Uspage: | 432 |
| Holding: | Laws excluding aliens from becoming probation officers are constitutional because they fall within the political function exception to the Equal Protection clause. |
| Majority: | White |
| Joinmajority: | Burger, Powell, Rehnquist, O'Connor |
| Dissent: | Blackmun |
| Joindissent: | Brennan, Marshall, Stevens |
| Lawsapplied: | United States Constitution, Amendment XIV |
Cabell v. Chavez-Salido, 454 U.S. 432 (1982), was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States that upheld a state law as constitutional that excluded aliens from positions as probation officers. The Court found that probation officers fell within the political function exception to strict scrutiny equal protection analysis because probation officers exercise discretionary power involving a basic governmental function that gives them authority over the individual.[1]