Holmes v. United States
1968 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For cases with similar titles, see United States v. Holmes (disambiguation).
Holmes v. United States, 391 U.S. 936 (1968), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States denied a petition for writ of certiorari to a Jehovah's Witnesses minister who asked the Court to decide whether a draft of men into the Armed Forces in times of peace is constitutionally permissible.[1] The minister argued that, in the absence of a declaration of war, a draft was not authorized and was equivalent to involuntary servitude.
Quick Facts Holmes v. United States, Decided May 27, 1968 ...
Holmes v. United States | |
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Decided May 27, 1968 | |
Full case name | Albert H. Holmes v. United States |
Citations | 391 U.S. 936 (more) 88 S. Ct. 1835; 20 L. Ed. 2d 856; 1968 U.S. LEXIS 1576 |
Case history | |
Prior | United States v. Holmes, 387 F.2d 781 (7th Cir. 1967) |
Holding | |
Certiorari denied. | |
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Case opinions | |
Concurrence | Stewart |
Dissent | Douglas |
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