Legal Opinion
Bitterman v. Secretary of Defense
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 14, 1982No. Civ. A. 82-1455PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
GASCH, District Judge.
This case presents the question of whether the United States Air Force can constitutionally enforce its dress regulation, AFR 35-10, which has been interpreted as prohibiting plaintiff from wearing a yarmulke while in uniform on active duty.
Plaintiff, Sergeant Murray Bitterman, is a member of the United States Air Force and is presently stationed at Vandenburg Air Force Base as an air traffic controller.
Plaintiff originally joined the Air Force on January 31,1977 under the Delayed Enlistment Program. On May 5, 1977 plaintiff was entered on active duty and…
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