Legal Opinion
Vietnam Veterans of America v. Secretary of the Navy, (Two Cases). Vietnam Veterans of America v. Secretary of the Navy
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 29, 1988No. 86-5547, 86-5577, 86-5676PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
Among the steps taken to address the problem of drug use in the armed forces in the early 1970s were two memoranda 1 issued by the Secretary of Defense or his deputy specifying more lenient standards for discharging members of the armed forces on less than honorable terms and providing for possible upgrading of prior drug-related discharges. We deal here with the Navy’s handling of the memorandum governing upgrades. We find that its language is not specific or prescriptive enough to create rights or to bind agency…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- United States v. United Mine Workers of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Bolling v. SharpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Morton v. RuizSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Service v. DullesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Vitarelli v. SeatonSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
34 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by95 opinions
- Tax Analysts v. Internal Revenue ServiceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1997
- Smalls, Eugene C. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2006
- Wright v. Foreign Service Grievance BoardDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2007
- Syncor Intl Corp v. Shalala, Donna E.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1997
- Billy Ray Kidwell v. Department of the Army, Board for Correction of Military RecordsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1995
90 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.