Legal Opinion
Jessie Stearns v. Veterans of Foreign Wars, a Corporation Chartered by Congress of the Unitedstates
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 19, 1974No. 73-1197PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judge:
Appellant, a female veteran, applied for membership in the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), an organization of veterans having military service outside the United States entitling them to a recognized campaign medal. Her application was denied, and she sues the VFW for damages and an injunction directing reconsideration of her application, which she alleges was denied solely because of her sex.
The VFW is a corporation chartered by Act of Congress, 36 U.S.C. § 111 et seq. The constitution of the VFW limits membership to men who meet the military service requirements.…
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