Legal Opinion
Boyd v. Clark
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 26, 1968No. 67 Civ. 2529PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYS, Circuit Judge:
This is an action brought by four Selective Service registrants challenging the constitutionality of the student deferments provided in Section 6(h) (1) of the Military Selective Service Act of 1967, 50 U.S.C.A. App. § 456(h) (1) (Supp.1967), on the grounds that student deferments (1) discriminate against persons who are economically unable to attend college and (2) are arbitrary and bear no reasonable relationship to the purpose of the Act.1 Plaintiffs, who are all classified I-A,* allege that they are unable to secure student deferments solely because they lack the…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Estep v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Witmer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Falbo v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Kurtz v. MoffittSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Wiley v. SinklerSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
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3Cited by55 opinions
- Mister Ralpho v. J. Raymond Bell, Chairman, Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Manual De J. Gomez v. Jerry v. Wilson, Chief of PoliceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Fein v. Selective Serv. System Local Bd. No. 7 of YonkersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Arlo Tatum, Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors v. Melvin R. Laird, Secretary of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- Rosado v. WymanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
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