TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Advocacy Materials Board of Inquiry Proceedings Executive Branch Materials

Litigation Materials

Able v. United States

Court Decisions

Able A: 847 F. Supp. 1038 (E.D.N.Y.; April 4, 1994), affirmed by 44 F.3d 128 (2d Cir.; Jan. 3, 1995).

Able B: 1995 WL 116322 (E.D.N.Y.; Mar. 14, 1995).

Able C: 880 F. Supp. 968 (E.D.N.Y.; March 30, 1995), vacated and remanded by Able D.

Able D: 88 F.3d 1280 (2d Cir.; July 1, 1996), vacating and remanding Able C.

Able E: 968 F. Supp. 850 (E.D.N.Y; July 2, 1997).

Able F: Docket No. 97-6205 (2d Cir.; September 23, 1998).

Court Papers

Jane Able, U.S. Army
U.S.D.C. for the Eastern District of New York, Civ. Action No. 94 Civ.
0974.

Beller v. Middendorf

632 F.2d 788 (9th Cir. 1980), certiorari denied under the name Beller v. Lehman, 452 U.S. 905, and under the name Miller v. Weinberger, 454 U.S. 855 (1981).

Ben-Shalom v. Secretary of the Army (challenging discharge)

489 F. Supp. 964 (E.D. Wis. 1980).

Ben-Shalom v. Marsh (challenging refusal to reinstate)

Ben-Shalom A: 703 F.Supp. 1372 (E.D. Wis.), reversed by BenShalom II B.

Ben-Shalom B: 881 F.2d 454 (7th Cir.), reversing Ben-Shalom II A, certiorari denied under the name Ben-Shalom v. Stone, 494 U.S. 1004 (1990).

Bilokumsky v. Tod

263 U.S. 149 (1923).

Cammermeyer v. Aspin

850 F. Supp. 910 (W.D. Wa. 1994).

City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power v. Manhart

435 U.S. 702 (1978).

Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center

473 U.S. 432 (1985).

Cook v. Rumsfeld

Court Papers

Complaint (12/6/2004)

Dahl v. Secretary of the United States Navy

830 F. Supp. 1319 (E.D. Cal. 1993).

Dronenberg v. Zech

741 F.2d 1388 (D.C. Cir. 1984).

Elzie v. Aspin

841 F. Supp. 439 (D.D.C. 1993).

Equality Foundation v. City of Cincinnati

Court Decisions

Equality Foundation A: 860 F. Supp. 417 (S.D. Ohio 1994), reversed by Equality Foundation B.

Equality Foundation B: 54 F.3d 261 (6th Cir. 1995), reversing Equality Foundation A, vacated and remanded by U.S. Supreme Court, 116 S.Ct. 2519 (1996).

Fagg, United States v.

34 M.J. 179 (C.M.A.), certiorari denied by 113 S.Ct 92 (1992).

Gay Law Students Association v. Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company

24 Cal. 3d 458 (Cal. 1979).

Hardwick, Bowers v.

Court Decisions

478 U.S. 186 (1986).

Court Papers

Coming Soon!

Amicus Curiae Brief on Behalf of Respondents by Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. In Bowers u. Hardwick. No. 85-149 (U.S.).

Hatheway v. Secretary of the Army

641 F.2d 1376 (9th Cir.), certiorari denied by 454 U.S. 864 (1981).

Heller v. Doe

113 S.Ct. 2637 (1993).

Henderson, United States v.

34 M.J. 174 (C.M.A. 1992).

High Tech Gays v. Defense Indus. Sec. Clearance Office

Court Decisions

High Tech Gays A: 668 F. Supp. 1361 (N.D. Cal. 1987), reversed by High Tech Gays B.

High Tech Gays B: 895 F.2d 563 (9th Cir. 1990), reversing High Tech Gays A, and rehearing denied by High Tech Gays C.

High Tech Gays C: 909 F.2d 375 (9th Cir.), denying rehearing to High Tech Gays B.

Holmes v. California Army National Guard

Court Decisions

920 F. Supp. 1510 (N.D. Cal. 1996).

Court Papers

Andrew Holmes, California National Guard
Superior Court for the State of California, City and County of San Francisco, No. CV 987009

Jantz v. Muci

759 F. Supp. 1543 (D. Kan. 1991), reversed by 976 F.2d 623 (10th Cir. 1992), certiorari denied by 508 U.S. 952 (1993).

Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc., Williamson v.

348 U.S. 483 (1955).

Matthews v. Marsh

755 F.2d 182 (1st Cir. 1985).

McVeigh v. Cohen

Court Decisions

United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Civil Action No. 98-116

Court Papers

Timothy R. McVeigh, U.S. Navy
U.S.D.C. for the District of Columbia, Civ. Action No. 1:98CV00116

Meinhold v. United States Department of Defense

Court Decisions

Meinhoid A: 62 Empl. Prac. Dec. p 42, 619 (C.D. Cal. Sept. 30, 1993), stayed in part by Meinhold B.

Meinhold B: 114 S.Ct. 374 (1993) (staying as much of the court's order in Meinhold A as granted relief to persons other than Meinhold).

Meinhold C: 34 F.3d 1469 (9th Cir. 1994), affirming in part and reversing in part 808 F. Supp. 1455 (C.D. Cal. 1993).

Court Papers

Volker Keith Meinhold, U.S. Navy
U.S.D.C. Central District of California Case No. CV-92-6044TJH (JRX) and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Case No. 93-55242

Palmore v. Sidoti

466 U.S. 429 (1984).

Padula v. Webster

822 F.2d 97 (D.C. Cir. 1987).

Philips v. Perry

Court Decisions

883 F. Supp. 539 (W.D. Wash. 1995).

Court Papers

Mark A. Philips, U.S. Navy
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 95-35293, Civ. Action No.. CV-93-11154-WD

Pruitt v. Cheney

963 F.2d 1160 (9th Cir. 1991), affirming in part and reversing in part 659 F. Supp. 625 (C.D. Cal. 1987), certiorari denied by 113 S.Ct. 655 (1992).

Richenberg v. Perry

Court Decisions

Richenberg A: 909 F. Supp. 1303 (D. Ne. 1995).

Richenberg B: 73 F.3d 172 (8th Cir. 1995) (denying plaintiff's petition for an injunction pending appeal).

Richenberg C: 80 F.3d 915 (4th Cir. 1996).

Richenberg D: 97 F.3d 256 (8th Cir. 1996).

Court Papers

Richard F. Richenberg, Jr.
U.S.D.C. for the District of Nebraska,
Civ. Action No. 8:CV95-393

[Note: For transcript of Board of Inquiry Proceedings, please see Advocacy Materials below]

Romer v. Evans

116 S. Ct. 1620 (1996).

Selland v. Aspin

Court Decisions

Selland A (challenging separation under Old DOD Policy): 832 F. Supp. 12 (D.D.C. 1993) (granting preliminary injunction; suit later withdrawn by consent of the parties).

Selland B (challenging same separation under the Statute): 905 F. Supp. 260 (D. Md. 1995).

Court Papers

Richard D. Selland, U.S. Navy
U.S.D.C. for the District of Columbia, Civil Action No. 93-1924-LFO and Board of Inquiry Proceedings in the Case of Lieutenant, Junior Grade, Richard D. Selland, United States Navy

Shahar v. Bowers

70 F.3d 1218 (11th Ctr. 1995), vacated and rehearing en banc granted by 78 F.3d 499 (11th Cir. 1996).

Southern Pacific Company v. Jensen

244 U.S. 205 (1917) (Holmes, J., dissenting).

Steffan v. Cheney

Court Decisons

Steffan A: 733 F. Supp. 121 (D.D.C. 1989), reversed by Steffan B.

Steffan B: 920 F.2d 74 (D.C. Cir. 1990), reversing Steffan A.

Steffan C: 780 F. Supp. 1 (D.D.C. 1991), reversed by Steffan D, in turn reversed by Steffan E.

Steffan D: 8 F.3d 57 (D.C. Cir. 1993), reversing Steffan C, and reversed by Steffan E.

Steffan E: 41 F.3d 677 (D.C. Cir. 1994) (en banc), reversing Steffan D.

Court Papers

Joseph C. Steffan, U.S. Navy
U.S.D.C. for the District of Columbia, Civil Action No. 88-3669 and United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, Civil Action No. 91-5409

Thomasson v. Perry

Court Decisions

Thomasson A: 895 F. Supp. 820 (E.D. Va. 1995), affirmed by Thomasson B.

Thomasson B: 80 F.3d 915 (4th Cir. 1996), affirming Thomusson A.

Thorne v. United States Department of Defense

Court Decisions

916 F. Supp. 1358 (E.D. Va. 1996).

Court Papers

[Note: For transcript of Board of Inquiry Proceedings, please see Advocacy Materials below]

Turner v. U.S. Navy

Court Decisions

Opinion and Order U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (1/22/2002)

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Civil Court Action No. 1:97CV01653 (PLF) (December 1998)

Court Papers

Jim Turner, U.S. Navy
U.S.D.C. for the District of Columbia, Civil Action
Civil Court Action No. 1:97CV01653 (PLF)

Case Materials (from UCSB)

Watkins v. United States Army

Court Decisions

Watkins A: 551 F. Supp. 212 (W.D. Wash. 1982), reversed by 721 F.2d 687 (9th Cir. 1983).

Watkins B: 847 F.2d 1329 (9th Cir. 1988), vacated by Watkins C.

Watkins C: 875 F.2d 699 (9th Cir. 1989) (en banc), vacating Watkins B, certiorari denied by 498 U.S. 957 (1990).

Court Papers

Perry J. Watkins, U.S. Army
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit No. 85-4006, D.C. No. CV 81-1065R

Watson v. Perry

Court Decisions

918 F. Supp. 1403 (W.D. Wash. 1996).

Court Papers

Coming Soon!

Chapman Declaration: Declaration of Douglas G. Chapman and Plaintiff's Summary of Board Transcripts. In Watson v. Perry, No. 95-11412 (W.D. Wash.) (Nov. 2, 1995).

Watson Exhibits 1 through 7. The Chapman Declaration summarizes and attaches seven exhibits produced by government lawyers in response to Watson's request for documents "representing the records of the Board of Inquiry proceedings in 'statements' cases under [the Statute] in which the servicemembers have successfully rebutted the statutory presumption regarding homosexual acts or propensity" (Chapman Declaration l-2). In every case the DOJ has made the transcripts anonymous by blacking out identifying personal and place names. The case files are cited in this paper by their exhibit number, as Watson Exhibits 1 through 7.

Woodward v. United States

871 F.2d 1068 (Fed. Cir. 1989), certiorari denied by 494 U.S. 1003 (1990).