Legal Opinion
Veitch, D. Philip v. England, Gordon R.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 28, 2006No. 05-5196PublishedCited by 137 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.
Concurring opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge ROGERS.
SILBERMAN, Senior Circuit Judge.
Rev. D. Philip Veitch, formerly a Lieutenant Commander in the Navy Chaplain Corps, appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment to the Navy. His complaint alleged that he had been constructively discharged for unconstitutional reasons; that the Navy had forced him out of the service in violation of his First Amendment rights to free speech and free exercise of religion and in contravention of the Establishment Clause. The…
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