BREEN v. SELECTIVE SERVICE LOCAL BOARD NO. 16 et al. (1970) - Ballotpedia

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BREEN v. SELECTIVE SERVICE LOCAL BOARD NO. 16 et al.

Term: 1969
Important Dates
Argued: November 19, 1969
Decided: January 26, 1970
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
8-0
Majority
Hugo Black • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Byron White
Concurring
William Brennan • Warren Burger • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart

BREEN v. SELECTIVE SERVICE LOCAL BOARD NO. 16 et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 26, 1970. The case was argued before the court on November 19, 1969.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Connecticut U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - military: draftee, or person subject to induction
Petitioner: Person subject to selective service, including conscientious objector
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Selective Service System
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 396 U.S. 460
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: Hugo Black

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as liberal.

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External links

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Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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