Legal Opinion
King v. St. Vincent's Hospital
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 16, 1991No. 90-889PublishedCited by 686 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Souter
The issue in this case is whether 38 U. S. C. § 2024(d), a provision of what is popularly known as the Veterans’ Reemployment Rights Act, implicitly limits the length of military service after which a member of the Armed Forces retains a right to civilian reemployment. We hold that it does not.
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In June 1987, petitioner William “Sky” King, 1 a member of the Alabama National Guard, 2 applied to become command sergeant major in the Active Guard/Reserve (AGR) program, and thereby undertook to serve the 3-year tour of duty required by Army regulations 3 of the person holding that position. 4 The…
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