Legal Opinion
Geller v. Secretary of Defense
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 13, 1976No. Civ. A. 74-1843PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
AUBREY E. ROBINSON, Jr., District Judge.
This case presents the question of whether the Air Force can constitutionally enforce a regulation prohibiting the wearing of facial hair by its military personnel against an individual who was employed by the Air Force to serve in a religious capacity as a Jewish Chaplain. Rabbi Geller served in the Air Force on both active duty and reserve status between the years 1950 to 1974. Although plaintiff began wearing a beard in 1966, the Air Force did not .inform him that he must remove his beard because it was in violation of Air Force…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Wisconsin v. YoderSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Sherbert v. VernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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- Serbian Eastern Orthodox Diocese for United States and Canada v. MilivojevichSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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- Lieutenant Mary Ogden v. The United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
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