Legal Opinion

Richard F. Richenberg, Jr. v. William J. Perry, Secretary of Defense Sheila Widnall, Secretary of the Air Force

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided January 17, 1997No. 95-4181PublishedCited by 58 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

Richard F. Richenberg, Jr., appeals the district court’s1 grant of summary judgment upholding an Air Force decision to honorably discharge him under the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy regarding homosexuals. The policy was adopted to implement a 1993 statute, 10 U.S.C. § 654. Richenberg claims that the policy violates his due process and free speech rights and is an unconstitutional Bill of Attainder. He also challenges the Air Force’s decision under the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”). Like two other circuits that have recently considered similar…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Federal Communications Commission v. Beach Communications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. Heller v. Doe Ex Rel. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  5. Massachusetts Board of Retirement v. MurgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976

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3Cited by58 opinions

  1. Lofton v. Secretary of the Department of Children & Family ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
  2. Baker v. StateSupreme Court of Vermont · 1999
  3. Bryan Kirby Barrett, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Gerardo Acevedo, Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
  4. Quinn v. Nassau County Police DepartmentDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1999
  5. Kerrigan v. Commissioner of Public HealthSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008

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