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Furniss Harkness v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided July 11, 2013No. 12-5711PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

COLE, Circuit Judge.

This case arises from a longstanding dispute between Furniss Harkness and the United States Navy. Harkness is a reserve Commander in the Navy Chaplain Corps who was denied a promotion to the rank of Captain by an annual selection board. He petitioned the Secretary of the Navy to convene a special selection board to review that decision. When the Secretary declined his request, Harkness filed this suit in federal court. He complained, among other things, that the Navy’s promotion policies and procedures relating to chaplains violate the Establishment Clause. The…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  2. Woodford v. NgoSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  3. Booth v. ChurnerSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  4. McCarthy v. MadiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  5. Webster v. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1988

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Furniss Harkness v. Sec'y of NavyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2017
  2. Portsmouth Ambulance, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2014
  3. In Re: Navy ChaplaincyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2016
  4. Gilbert v. JamesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2015
  5. Harkness v. Secretary of the NavyDistrict Court, W.D. Tennessee · 2016

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