Legal Opinion
White v. Gates
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 23, 1958No. 13919PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDGERTON, Chief Judge.
These appeals are from an order which dismissed several complaints of non-veteran government employees or former employees alleging that the Veterans’ Preference Act, 58 Stat. 390, 5 U.S. C.A. § 861, discriminates against them in violation of their constitutional rights. We agree with the District Court that there is no substantial constitutional question.
Veterans’ preference in federal employment has been an established policy of Congress for many years. Encouragement and reward of military service are its rational basis. If it is unwise and costly, this does not make…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Myers v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- California Water Service Co. v. City of ReddingSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- United States v. PerkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Hilton v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Otten v. Baltimore & O. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1953
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Utica Mutual Insurance Company v. Merle D. Vincent, Jr., Regional Director of the Third Region of the National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Russell v. HodgesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Eastern States Petroleum Corporation v. William P. Rogers, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
- James Weir v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1962
- Koelfgen v. JacksonDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1973
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