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The Constitution And National Security, Erwin Chemerinsky
The Constitution And National Security, Erwin Chemerinsky
Erwin Chemerinsky
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The Constitution And National Security, Erwin Chemerinsky
The Constitution And National Security, Erwin Chemerinsky
Touro Law Review
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All Or Nothing At All: The Defeat Of Selective Conscientious Objection, Kent Greenawalt
All Or Nothing At All: The Defeat Of Selective Conscientious Objection, Kent Greenawalt
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The generosity of the United States Supreme Court to conscientious objectors whom Congress has declined to exempt from military service has apparently ended. In Gillette v. United States, decided with Negre v. Larsen, the Court decisively closed the door on claims that those conscientiously opposed to participation in particular wars are entitled by statute or constitutional right to an exemption from military service. Mr. Justice Marshall's majority opinion first disposes of the statutory claim. According to the opinion, the relevant language of § 6(j) of the Military Selective Service Act of 1967," conscientiously opposed to participation in war …