Legal Opinion
Bronemann v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 28, 1943No. Nos. 12502-12504PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOODROUGH, Circuit Judge.
The appellants are able-bodied men, capable of bearing arms in defense of the country and subject to the provisions of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix § 301 et seq. They duly registered under the terms of the Act but claimed to be entitled to classification in Class IV-D on the ground that they were ordained ministers of religion in that they were “ordained ministers of, Jehovah’s Witnesses.” Their claims to Class IV-D classification were denied by the draft board and they took appeals, as provided in the Act. The proceedings…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Rase v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1942
- United States v. GriemeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1942
- Bowles v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Johnson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1942
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Richter v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1950
- United States Ex Rel. Trainin v. CainCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
- Bertelsen v. CooneyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
- Van Bibber v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1945
- United States Ex Rel. Lawrence v. Commanding Officer of McCook Army Air FieldDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 1945
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