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Secretary of Navy v. Huff, 444 U.S. 453 (1980)
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Secretary of Navy v. Huff, 444 U.S. 453 (1980)
Secretary of the Navy v. Huff No. 78-599 Argued November 6, 1979 Decided January 21, 1980 444 U.S. 453
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT
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Held: Navy and Marine Corps regulations which require military personnel on an overseas base to obtain command approval before circulating petitions do not, insofar as they affect the circulation within a base of petitions addressed to Members of Congress, violate 10 U.S.C. § 1034, which provides that
[n]o person may restrict any member of an armed force in communicating with a member of Congress, unless the communication is unlawful or violates a regulation necessary to the security of the United States.
Congress enacted § 1034 to ensure that an individual member of the Armed Forces could write to his elected representatives without sending his communication through official channels. Permitting an individual member of the Armed Forces to submit a petition directly to any Member of Congress serves the purpose of § 1034 without unnecessarily endangering a commander’s ability to preserve morale and good order among his troops. Thus, the statute does not invalidate regulations such as those involved here. Brown v. Glines, ante p. 348.
188 U.S.App.D.C. 26, 575 F.2d 907, reversed.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Secretary of Navy v. Huff, 444 U.S. 453 (1980) in 444 U.S. 453 Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LAHXVJ7E7WTDN9W.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Secretary of Navy v. Huff, 444 U.S. 453 (1980), in 444 U.S. 453, Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LAHXVJ7E7WTDN9W.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Secretary of Navy v. Huff, 444 U.S. 453 (1980). cited in 1980, 444 U.S. 453. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LAHXVJ7E7WTDN9W.
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