legal correspondence
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Joseph C. Steffan Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-004
Abstract
Six weeks before he was set to graduate from the United States Naval Academy, Joseph Steffan resigned. Thus started a seven-year legal battle over this dismissal which was related to his sexual orientation. In 1993, a three-judge panel ruled in favor of Steffan and order him reinstated. In 1994, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld the dismissal. The collection documents the lawsuit and outcomes as well as the personal and professional impacts on Mr. Steffan.
Dates:
1896-1994; Majority of material found within 1983-1994
Found in:
uconnlaw