NOYD v. BOND

No. 830.

395 U.S. 683 (1969)

NOYD v. BOND ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 16, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marvin M. Karpatkin argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief were Melvin L. Wulf, William F. Reynard, Alan H. Levine, Rhoda H. Karpatkin, and Michael N. Pollet.

James VanR. Springer argued the cause for respondents. On the brief were Solicitor General Griswold, Assistant Attorney General Wilson, Joseph J. Connolly, Beatrice Rosenberg, and Roger A. Pauley.


MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioner is a career officer in the Air Force who has come to believe that this country's participation in the Vietnamese conflict is unjust and immoral. Having decided that he would do nothing to further the Nation's military effort in Southeast Asia, Captain Noyd refused to obey an order, issued December 5, 1967, requiring him to teach one of the junior officers at...

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