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WILLIAM "SKY" KING v. ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL

No. 90-889.

502 U.S. 215 (1991)

WILLIAM "SKY" KING v. ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL

United States Supreme Court.

Decided December 16, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amy L. Wax argued the cause for petitioner. With her on the briefs were Solicitor General Starr, Assistant Attorney General Gerson, Deputy Solicitor General Shapiro, and Michael Jay Singer.

Harry L. Hopkins argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.

Souter, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which all other Members joined, except Thomas, J., who took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

Justice Souter, delivered the opinion of the Court.

The issue in this case is whether 38 U. S. C. § 2024(d), a provision of what is popularly known as the Veterans' Reemployment Rights Act, implicitly limits the length of military service after which a member of the Armed Forces retains a right to civilian reemployment. We hold that it does not.

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In June 1987, petitioner William "Sky" King,1 a member of the Alabama...

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