Legal Opinion
Holmes v. California Army National Guard
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 5, 1997No. Nos. 96-15855, 96-15726 and 96-35314PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge WIGGINS; Dissent by Judge REINHARDT.
WIGGINS, Circuit Judge:
We review the constitutional challenges of two service members to the military’s current “don’t ask/don’t tell” policy on homosexuals.1 Pursuant to the policy, Lieutenant Richard P. Watson was discharged from the United States Navy and First Lieutenant Charles Andrew Holmes was discharged from the California Army National Guard (“GANG”) and the United States Army National Guard (“USANG”). With respect to Watson, the district court granted summary judgment in favor of the Navy, holding that his discharge was…
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