Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Alexander
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 17, 1978No. 77-1250PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENLEY, Circuit Judge.
In November, 1975 plaintiff, Richard Jerome Johnson, a black male, undertook to enlist in the United States Army at St. Louis, Missouri. His application was rejected by reference to Paragraphs 2-34(a) and 2-34(b) of Army Regulation 40-501 which will be described in due course.
In July, 1976 plaintiff commenced this action in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri alleging that the provisions of the regulation that have been mentioned invidiously discriminate against blacks and are either unconstitutional or are invalid under the provisions *1220of…
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