Legal Opinion
United States v. Seeger
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 8, 1965No. 50PublishedCited by 1,106 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clark
These cases involve claims of conscientious objectors under § 6 (j) of the Universal Military Training and Service Act, 50 U. S. C. App. § 456 (j) (1958 ed.), which exempts from combatant training and service in the armed forces of the United States those persons who by *165reason of their religious training and belief are conscientiously opposed to participation in war in any form. The cases were consolidated for argument and we consider them together although each involves different facts and circumstances. The parties raise the basic question of the constitutionality of the section which…
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