Supreme Court· 4/6/1953
Orloff v. Willoughby
Citations
- 345 U.S. 83
- 73 S. Ct. 534
- 97 L. Ed. 2d 842
- 1953 U.S. LEXIS 2331
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- holding that commissioning of officers in the Army was a matter of discretion within the province of the President
- holding that assignment decisions in the military are “not within the power” of courts to review
- holding that, although the government conceded an issue, “such a concession does not necessarily end our inquiry”
- holding that fitness determinations are within the discretion of the military
- stating that the Army’s decision not to award commission to, or alternatively to discharge, a medical specialist is not renewable
- holding discrimination claim by officer against military to be nonjusticiable because denial of commission was properly within military discretion
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Judges: Jackson, Black, Frankfurter
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- Goldman v. WeinbergerSupreme Court· 1986-03-25· cited 421×
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