Legal Opinion
In Re: Gordon R. England, Secretary of the Navy
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 21, 2004No. 03-5329, 03-5333, 03-5334PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge ROBERTS.
ROBERTS, Circuit Judge:
Navy chaplains, like other Navy officers, are recommended for promotion by “selection boards” consisting of superior officers who meet and discuss the relative merits of candidates for promotion. The federal statute establishing the procedures for such selection boards, which applies to all the armed services, provides that board proceedings “may not be disclosed to any person not a member of the board,” 10 U.S.C. § 618(f), and board members take an oath of confidentiality to implement this requirement. Certain…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Consumer Product Safety Commission v. GTE Sylvania, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Lamie v. United States TrusteeSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
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3Cited by75 opinions
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- In re: Sealed CaseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2004
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