Legal Opinion
Joseph C. Steffan v. Richard Cheney, Secretary of Defense
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 7, 1990No. 89-5476PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed PER CURIAM.
2Per curiam
Joseph C. Steffan resigned from the United States Naval Academy in 1987, after an administrative board recommended that he be discharged. The board’s recommendation was based solely upon Steffan’s statements proclaiming himself a homosexual; he was not charged with any homosexual conduct. In 1988 he filed this action, claiming that he was constructively discharged and challenging the constitutionality of the regulations that provided for the discharge of admitted homosexuals. The factual and procedural background of the case is set out in the opinion of…
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4Cited by17 opinions
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