Michael B. Anderson v. Melvin R. Laird, Secretary of Defense of the United States of America

The separate opinions of Chief Judge Bazelon and Circuit Judge Leventhal concur in the conclusion that the judgment of the District Court, denying appellants’ motions for declaratory and injunctive relief against compulsory chapel *284attendance at the military academies should be reversed. The case is remanded for the entry of an appropriate order. Circuit Judge MacKinnon dissents.

BAZELON, Chief Judge:

This appeal seeks reversal of the District Court’s decision that the requirement of mandatory chapel attendance for cadets and midshipmen at three federal military academies does not violate the…