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GELLER v. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

Civ. A. No. 74-1843.

423 F.Supp. 16 (1976)

Michell D. GELLER, Plaintiff, v. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

July 13, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathan Lewin, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff.

Roger C. Spaeder, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., for defendants.

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...

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