Legal Opinion
Robert O. Bland v. John D. Connally, Secretary of the Navy, and Individually
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 25, 1961No. 15977_1PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WASHINGTON, Circuit Judge.
This suit challenges the power of the Secretary of the Navy to issue a discharge “under conditions other than honorable” 1 to an inactive reservist for alleged subversive conduct engaged in while in inactive status, without permitting the reservist to confront the witnesses against him.
In 1942 appellant received a commission as an officer in the United States Naval Reserve and was called to active duty. His active service ended in 1946, when he was separated from active Navy duty “under honorable conditions” and transferred to inactive duty in the United States Naval…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Greene v. McElroySupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Dennis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Hannah v. LarcheSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Burns v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- United States v. DennisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1950
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3Cited by47 opinions
- Carmen Gonzalez v. Orville L. FreemanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
- Albert H. Carter v. Robert Seamans, Jr., as Secretary of the Air ForceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Mitchell Van Bourg v. Paul H. Nitze, Secretary of the NavyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Cortright v. ResorDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1971
- Robert P. Smith v. James R. Schlesinger, Secretary of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
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