Legal Opinion
Steffan v. Cheney
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 9, 1991No. Civ. A. 88-3669-OGPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
GASCH, Senior District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on defendants’ motion for judgment on the pleadings, or in the alternative, for summary judgment. The plaintiff has filed a cross-motion for summary judgment. The case has been fully briefed and argued in open court.
This suit is about the constitutionality of classifications by the military on the basis of sexual orientation. The plaintiff is suing for his diploma from the Naval Academy, his commission as an Ensign in the United States Navy, a declaration that his resignation was null and void, and for a declaration that…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Plyler v. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Bolling v. SharpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Joseph C. Steffan v. Les Aspin, Secretary of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1994
- Selland v. AspinDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1993
- Doe v. RosaNew York Supreme Court · 1993
- Evans v. RomerSupreme Court of Colorado · 1993
- Joseph C. Steffan v. William J. Perry, Secretary of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1994
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