Legal Opinion
Gutknecht v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 19, 1970No. 71PublishedCited by 203 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Douglas
This case presents an important question under the Military Selective Service Act of 1967, 62 Stat. 604, as amended, 65 Stat. 75, 81 Stat. 100.
Petitioner registered with his Selective Service Local Board and was classified I-A. Shortly thereafter he received a II-S (student) classification. In a little over a year he notified the Board that he was no longer a student and was classified I-A. Meanwhile he had asked for an exemption as a conscientious objector. The *297Board denied that exemption, reclassifying him as I-A, and he appealed to the State Board. While that appeal was pending, he…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- McKart v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Kent v. DullesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Oestereich v. Selective Service System Local Board No. 11Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. David Earl GutknechtCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969
- United States v. EisdorferDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1969
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3Cited by203 opinions
- Davis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- State v. RamseurSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1987
- Nancy Sullivan v. C. Francis Murphy, Corporation Counsel of the District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Jeffrey Stuart FalkCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Benjamin J. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
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