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SCHLANGER v. SEAMANS

No. 5481.

401 U.S. 487 (1971)

91 S.Ct. 995

28 L.Ed.2d 251

SCHLANGER v. SEAMANS, SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE, ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 23, 1971

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbert P. Schlanger, petitioner, argued the cause and filed a brief pro se.

Solicitor General Griswold argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Assistant Attorney General Gray, Morton Hollander, and Robert E. Kopp.

Melvin L. Wulf filed a brief for the American Civil Liberties Union as amicus curiae urging reversal.

MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court.

The sole question in this case is whether the District Court for the District of Arizona had jurisdiction to entertain on the merits petitioner's application for a writ of habeas corpus. He is an enlisted man who was accepted in the Airman's Education and Commissioning Program, an officer training project, and was assigned to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (AFB), Ohio...

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