Legal Opinion
Cohen v. Laird
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided June 26, 1970No. Civ. A. No. 69-1085PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION and ORDER
DONALD RUSSELL, District Judge.
By a single petition, the five petitioners filed this proceeding in habeas corpus to secure their discharge from the Army as conscientious objectors under Army Regulation 635-20.1 They contend both that the Army failed to follow its own regulations in denying their application and that it was without basis in fact for such denial. Under those circumstances, they took the position the denials represented a violation of their constitutional rights. With the filing of the petition, a temporary restraining order was sought to enjoin the dispatching…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- United States v. SeegerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Welsh v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Witmer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Cox v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- United States v. Lonnie Leroy HaughtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Clay v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- William A. Peckat v. Captain James LutzCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1971
- Cohen v. LairdCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1971
- Silverthorne v. LairdDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 1972
- Rosenfeld v. RumbleDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1974
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