Opinion ID: 483554
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Text: 1 The Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) has raised constitutional challenges to a questionnaire promulgated by the Philadelphia Police Department for use in selecting applicants to its Special Investigations Unit (SIU). The district court held that portions of the questionnaire seeking information concerning applicants' medical history, gambling habits and alcohol consumption, and seeking information about applicants' and their families' financial status, organizational memberships, and arrest records violate police officers' federal constitutional rights of privacy and association. The court enjoined the City of Philadelphia from including these items in the questionnaire. The City appeals. Because there are no relevant disputed questions of fact, and the decision hinges on application of constitutional principles, our review is plenary. See Cole v. Flick, 758 F.2d 124, 130 (3d Cir.), cert. denied, --- U.S. ----, 106 S.Ct. 253, 88 L.Ed.2d 260 (1985).