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Legal Citation: 419 U.S. 498 (1975)

Appellant
James R. Schlesinger, U.S. Secretary of Defense

Appellee
Robert C. Ballard

Appellant's Claim
That a rule establishing different guidelines regarding mandatory discharge for male and female officers in the U.S. Navy did not constitute a violation of the Fifth Amendment's Due Process Clause.

Chief Lawyer for Appellant
Harriet S. Shapiro

Chief Lawyer for Appellee
Charles R. Khoury, Jr.

Justices for the Court
Harry A. Blackmun, Warren E. Burger, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., William H. Rehnquist, Potter Stewart (writing for the Court)

Justices Dissenting
William J. Brennan, Jr., William O. Douglas, Thurgood Marshall, Byron R. White

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
15 January 1975

Decision
That the differing...