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STEARNS v. VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS

No. 73-1197.

500 F.2d 788 (1974)

Jessie STEARNS, Appellant, v. VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS, a corporation chartered by Congress of the United States.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 19, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles E. Robbins, Washington, D.C., for appellant.

Wilmer S. Schantz, Jr., McLean, Va., for appellee.

Before LEVENTHAL, MacKINNON and WILKEY, Circuit Judges.

LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judge:

Appellant, a female veteran, applied for membership in the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), an organization of veterans having military service outside the United States entitling them to a recognized campaign medal. Her application was denied, and she sues the VFW for damages and an injunction directing reconsideration of her application, which she alleges was denied solely because of her sex.

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