Legal Opinion
Waldie v. Schlesinger
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 20, 1974No. Nos. 74-1636, 74-1637PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
These consolidated actions base their challenge to the constitutionality of the “men only” admission policies of the United States Air Force Academy and the United States Naval Academy (the Academies) on the equal protection guarantees embodied in the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment. See Bolling v. Sharpe, 347 U.S. 497, 74 S.Ct. 693, 98 L.Ed. 884 (1954). Plaintiffs-appellants are four congressmen, all of whom have nominated female applicants to the Academies, and two female nominees. Their complaints, filed September 26, 1973, seek a court order…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Bolling v. SharpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Reed v. ReedSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Frontiero v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Flemming v. NestorSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Sandford v. R. L. Coleman Realty Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1978
- Gray v. International Brotherhood of Electrical WorkersDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1977
- Owens v. BrownDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1978
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