Women in the Military
National Coalition for Men, et al. v. Selective Service System, et al.
Whether the Military Selective Service Act, which allows the President to require young people to register for the draft only if they are men, discriminates on the basis of sex.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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2 Women in the Military Cases
Feb 2015
Service Women's Action Network v. U.S. Department of Defense
The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Connecticut and the Service Women’s Action Network (SWAN), have sued the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for violating the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The DoD failed to release records showing how the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA), the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA), and the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) at West Point have maintained policies and practices that have resulted in student populations in which women are significantly under-represented and campus environments where misogyny and harassment prevail. The Veterans Legal Services Clinic at Yale Law School, the ACLU Foundation Women’s Rights Project, and the ACLU of Connecticut represent the plaintiffs.
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Women in the Military
Service Women's Action Network v. U.S. Department of Defense
The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Connecticut and the Service Women’s Action Network (SWAN), have sued the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for violating the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The DoD failed to release records showing how the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA), the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA), and the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) at West Point have maintained policies and practices that have resulted in student populations in which women are significantly under-represented and campus environments where misogyny and harassment prevail. The Veterans Legal Services Clinic at Yale Law School, the ACLU Foundation Women’s Rights Project, and the ACLU of Connecticut represent the plaintiffs.
Feb 2015
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