Legal Opinion
Berk v. Laird
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided September 16, 1970No. 70-C-697PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER GRANTING SUMMARY JUDGMENT FOR DEFENDANTS
JUDD, District Judge.
An action for an injunction against sending an enlisted Army man to Vietnam challenges the constitutional basis for the presence of United States armed forces in South Vietnam. The ease is before the court on defendants’ motion to dismiss on the three grounds of lack of jurisdiction, failure to state a valid claim, and summary judgment for lack of genuine issues of material fact.
General Outline
The following controlling conclusions seem appropriate on the basis of the pleadings, affidavits, memoranda and public…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Powell v. McCormackSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. SawyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Greene v. McElroySupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Ex Parte EndoSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Holtzman v. SchlesingerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- The Honorable Parren J. Mitchell v. Melvin R. LairdCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Cortright v. ResorDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1971
- Orlando v. LairdCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Melvin R. Laird, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1971
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