Legal Opinion
Brown v. Glines
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 21, 1980No. 78-1006PublishedCited by 268 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Powell
This case involves challenges to United States Air Force regulations that require members of the service to obtain approval from their commanders before circulating petitions on Air Force bases. The first question is whether the regulations violate the First Amendment. The second question is whether prohibiting the unauthorized circulation of petitions to Members of Congress violates 10 U. S. C. § 1034, which proscribes unwarranted restrictions on a serviceman’s right to communicate with a Member of Congress.
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The Air Force regulations recognize that Air Force personnel have the right to…
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