Legal Opinion
Dickinson v. Bell
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 3, 1984No. Civ. A. 83-3649PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
GESELL, District Judge.
This is a suit challenging regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Education to implement Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, 20 U.S.C. § 1070 et seq., and § 1113 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1983 (Defense Act), 50 U.S.C. app. § 462(f) (1982). Plaintiffs are three female students who have been denied federal financial assistance because of their refusal on grounds of conscience to sign a form mandated by the regulations. They argue that the regulations are not authorized by the statutes cited above, are arbitrary and…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Plyler v. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- West Virginia State Board of Education v. BarnetteSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Wooley v. MaynardSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Michael Alexander v. Trustees of Boston University, Michael Alexander v. Trustees of Boston University, Selective Service SystemCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
- Alexander v. Trustees of Boston UniversityDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1984
- Community for Creative Non-Violence v. CarvinoDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1987
- Dickinson v. BellCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
- Michael Alexander v. Trustees of Boston University, Michael Alexander v. Trustees of Boston University, Selective Service SystemCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985