| Litigants: | Ambach v. Norwick |
| Decidedate: | April 17 |
| Decideyear: | 1979 |
| Fullname: | Ambach v. Norwick |
| Usvol: | 441 |
| Uspage: | 68 |
| Holding: | A state may refuse to hire a non-citizen as a public school teacher if they could be but do not wish to become a citizen. |
| Majority: | Powell |
| Joinmajority: | Burger, Stewart, White, Rehnquist |
| Dissent: | Blackmun |
| Joindissent: | Brennan, Marshall, Stevens |
Ambach v. Norwick, 441 U.S. 68 (1979), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a state may refuse to hire a non-citizen as a public school teacher if they could be but do not wish to become a citizen.[1]