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EHLERT v. UNITED STATES

Term: 1970
Important Dates
Argued: January 13, 1971
Decided: April 21, 1971
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-3
Majority
Hugo Black • Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Dissenting
William Brennan • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall

EHLERT v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 21, 1971. The case was argued before the court on January 13, 1971.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the California Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: First Amendment - Conscientious objectors (cf. military draftee or military active duty) to military service
Petitioner: Person subject to selective service, including conscientious objector
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: United States
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 402 U.S. 99
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: Potter Stewart

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 conservative.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

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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