Legal Opinion
Miller Ex Rel. Miller v. Laird
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 31, 1972No. Civ. A. 752-71PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:
By enactment of the Dependents’ Medical Care Act 1 in 1956 and amendments thereto in later years, 2 Congress has sought “to create and maintain high morale in the uniformed services by providing an improved and uniform program of medical and dental care for members and certain former members of those services, and for their dependents.” 3 The “uniformed services” are principally the Armed Forces, 4 and the availability of benefits differs somewhat among the several classes of eligibles. Service members “on active duty [are] entitled to medical and…
2Cases cited45 opinions
- Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Sherbert v. VernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Bolling v. SharpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Robinson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Paulette L. Barnes v. Douglas M. Costle, Administrator of the Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Silbowitz v. Secretary of Health, Education & WelfareDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1975
- Anthony S. Kalina v. Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
- Archuleta v. CallawayDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1974
- Chan v. BellDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1978
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