Estep v. United States

Although Congress, in 1940, and by reenactment since, provided that when a draft board determines whether a registrant is entitled to exemption or deferment the board’s decision is “final,” the Court now concludes that such a decision is not final but may be reviewed when the registrant is tried before a jury for wilful disobediénce of a board’s order. Not only is such a result opposed to the expressed will of Congress. It runs counter to the achievement of the great object avowed by Congress in enacting this legislation; it contradicts the settled practice under the Sélective Service Act…