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· 1/9/1928

Buchanan v. National Savings & Trust Co.

Citations

  • 23 F.2d 994
  • 57 App. D.C. 386
  • 1928 U.S. App. LEXIS 3283

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • declining to address the merits of a claim where the issue was not considered in the district court and remanding for such consideration
  • “Because plaintiffs have mounted a facial challenge to the Act, they must show that, no matter how the Act is read, it punishes status and not conduct.”
  • “[T]here is no doubt that the Act treats homosexuals and heterosexuals differently even though they have engaged in similar acts within a broad range.”
  • “Deference to Congress in military matters of course does not mean that Congress operates free of all constitutional restraint when legislating in this area.”
  • “This evidentiary use substantially furthers the government’s interest beeause ... there is a correlation between those who state that they are homosexual and those who engage in homosexual acts.”
  • \This evidentiary use substantially furthers the government's interest because ... there is a correlation between those who state that they are homosexual and those who engage in homosexual acts.\

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Judges: Robb

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