Legal Opinion

Gay Veterans Ass'n, Inc. v. Secretary of Defense

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided July 29, 1987No. Civ. A. 85-3193PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JUNE L. GREEN, District Judge.

Plaintiffs bring this action on their own behalf and on behalf of similarly situated current and former members of the United States Armed Forces to challenge defendants’ policies and practices with regard to the creation, maintenance, and public disclosure of records reflecting that the military service of plaintiffs was less than honorable. Specifically, plaintiffs challenge the scope of defendants’ authority to issue any less-than-honorable characterization of the quality of military service with respect to discharge for homosexuality or homosexual…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Greene v. McElroySupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  2. Chappell v. WallaceSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Orloff v. WilloughbySupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  4. Bowers v. HardwickSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. Schlesinger v. CouncilmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by8 opinions

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  3. Struth v. Federal Bureau of InvestigationDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1987
  4. Crocker v. AustinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2024
  5. Schrecker v. U.S. Department of JusticeDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1998

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