Legal Opinion
Bruce Friedman v. Robert F. Froehlke, Secretary of the Army
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 22, 1972No. 72-1203PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Chief Judge.
Three members of the Massachusetts Army National Guard (Guard) seek in-junctive and declaratory relief against the Secretary of the Army and ranking officers of the Guard, challenging an Army regulation, enforced by the Guard, proscribing the on-duty use of wigs by reserve male personnel who are neither bald nor disfigured. Plaintiffs, who wore their hair long in their civilian pursuits, sought to conform to Guard appearance requirements by wearing short-hair wigs to their periodic drills. Guard authorities, acting under the wig regulation, have threatened expulsion from…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Thomas C. Smith, Appellant-Petitioner v. Stanley S. Resor, Secretary of the Army, Appellee-RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- Pvt. E2 Donald Jack Anderson, Ng26382581 v. Melvin LairdCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
- Raderman v. KaineCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- Clayton Miller and Dennis Shea v. Captain Carl Ackerman, George Klinkhammer v. James R. Schlesinger, Secretary of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
- John E. Zeller v. Donegal School District Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- Eugene R. Brown v. D. C. Transit System, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
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