Military Burial Policy

[Nareissa L. Smith]

Thanks - I knew the courts had to have been asked this question at some point.  Thanks for the prompt response!

Nareissa

-----Original Message-----
From: Bernard Bell [mailto:bbell at kinoy.rutgers.edu] 
Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 5:38 PM
To: Nareissa L. Smith; conlawprof at lists.ucla.edu; conlawprof-owner at lists.ucla.edu
Subject: Re: Military Burial Policy


JB Pictures, Inc. v. Department of Defense, 86 F.3d 236 (D.C. Cir.
1996).

Noting that the access cases had held that military installations are
not government institutions to which the public have a right of access,
and determining that despite the argument that the lack of access might
have some differential effect on speakers with different viewpoints
(i.e. people opposing Desert Storm might feel limitation on access will
harm their ability to make their point more than it would harm
proponent's ability to argue in favor of the operation), the limitation
on access was viewpoint neutral.

Regards,

Bernie Bell



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>>> "Nareissa L. Smith" <nsmith at fcsl.edu> 4/8/2009 1:49 PM >>>
Dear all:

I am curious; Has the military's decision to keep the media from
displaying the coffins of fallen soldiers ever been challenged? 
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102791680&ft=1&f=2
  I am curious about this.  Thank you!

Nareissa


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