Webster v. Doe | |
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Argued January 12, 1988 Decided June 15, 1988 | |
Full case name | William Hedgcock Webster, Director of Central Intelligence v. John Doe |
Citations | 486 U.S. 592 (more) 108 S. Ct. 2047; 100 L. Ed. 2d 632; 1988 U.S. LEXIS 2724; 56 U.S.L.W. 4568; 46 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1671; 46 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) ¶ 38,034; 3 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 545 |
Case history | |
Prior | Doe v. Casey, 601 F. Supp. 581 (D.D.C. 1985); reversed, 796 F.2d 1508 (D.C. Cir. 1986); cert. granted, 482 U.S. 913 (1987). |
Holding | |
The Court held that Section 102(c) of the National Security Act, 50 U.S.C. 402(c), precluded review under the APA. However, the Court also held that the Act did not preclude review of constitutional claims (as opposed to the procedural claims). | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Rehnquist, joined by Brennan, White, Marshall, Blackmun, Stevens; O'Connor (parts I, II) |
Concur/dissent | O'Connor |
Dissent | Scalia |
Kennedy took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
Laws applied | |
National Security Act of 1947 |
Webster v. Doe, 486 U.S. 592 (1988), is a case decided by the United States Supreme Court that presented statutory and constitutional claims by a former CIA employee who alleged that his termination was the result of discrimination based on sexual orientation.[1]