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University of Connecticut School of Law Archives and Special Collections

University of Connecticut School of Law Archives and Special Collections

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The University of Connecticut School of Law Library's Archives and Special Collections contains historical information on the Law School, select manuscript collections related to the legal profession and court cases, faculty publications, historical and/or rare Connecticut legal materials, and items deemed to be of unique value in relation to the institution.
Start Over Collection Joseph C. Steffan Papers, 1896-1994, bulk 1983-1994 Repository University of Connecticut School of Law Archives and Special Collections
University of Connecticut School of Law Archives and Special Collections

Joseph C. Steffan Papers, 1896-1994, bulk 1983-1994

54 Linear Feet 109 boxes, 5 volumes
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.
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