Legal Opinion
Gianatasio v. Whyte
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 2, 1970No. 768, Docket 34585PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATERMAN, Circuit Judge:
The appellant, Frank Gianatasio, Jr., enlisted in the Connecticut Army National Guard on July 14, 1965, Bastille Day. This fortuitous connection with one of the world’s great national holidays commemorating the overthrow of despotic power by non-conformists was of no moment for three and one half years here, until, symbolically, appellant’s commanding officer in January and March 1969 concluded on eleven drill occasions when appellant was physically present and ready to participate in drills that appellant’s long hair caused him to be guilty of “unsatisfactory…
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- Raderman v. KaineCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Bruce Friedman v. Robert F. Froehlke, Secretary of the ArmyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1972
- Harris v. KaineDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1972
- Dwen v. BarryDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1971
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