Legal Opinion
Jerry L. Frampton v. Leo W. Davis, Lt. Colonel Acting State Director for Louisiana Selective Service System and Local Board No. 29 Jefferson Parish
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 10, 1972No. 71-2394PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
In this rather unusual suit Jerry L. Frampton, a classified conscientious objector, has challenged the right of his Draft Board to exclude from the list of available alternate service jobs the job he presently holds.
Under the Selective Service Act, a person who is exempt from military service as a conscientious objector may be ordered by his local draft board to perform civilian work “contributing to the maintenance of the national health, safety, or interest as the local board pursuant to Presidential regulations may deem appropriate.” Selective Service Act of 1967, §…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Breen v. Selective Service Local Board No. 16Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Clark v. GabrielSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Fein v. Selective Serv. System Local Bd. No. 7 of YonkersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Jack L. Edwards v. Selective Service Local Board No. 111, Newton County, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Robert J. Crowley v. Peter P. Pierce, Jr., as State Director of Selective ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Hobbs v. Tom Norton Motor Co.District Court, S.D. Florida · 1974
- Jerry L. Frampton v. Leo W. Davis, Lt. Colonel Acting State Director for Louisiana Selective Service System and Local Board No. 29 Jefferson ParishCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972