Legal Opinion
Wayne M. Allen v. A. J. Monger, George T. Moses v. S. R. Foley, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 4, 1978No. 76-1125PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:
The government appeals a decree enjoining enforcement by the Navy of regulations restricting sailors in the circulation of petitions addressed to members of Congress. We affirm.
In the spring of 1973 some crew members on two aircraft carriers stationed in Alame-da, California, prepared petitions to various members of Congress, objecting to planned movements of their ships. Certain enlisted men of the U.S.S. Hancock objected to an other West Pacific cruise. Some crew members of the U.S.S. Midway opposed its intended homeporting in Japan.
The Hancock protesters had their…
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