Legal Opinion
Able v. United States
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided April 4, 1994No. CV 94-0974PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
NICKERSON, District Judge:
Six plaintiffs, alleging they are lesbian and gay members of the United States Armed Services (the Services), brought this action against the United States and William J. Perry, Secretary of Defense, for (a) a declaration that Section 571 of the National Defense Authorization Act for the Fiscal Year 1994 (the Act), 10 U.S.C. § 654, concerning a new policy as to homosexuals, and Regulations issued under the Act, are invalid under the First and Fifth Amendments, and (b) an order enjoining the defendants from enforcing the Act and the Regulations.
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2Cases cited36 opinions
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Able v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- Able v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
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- Able v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
- Able v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1995
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