Gillette v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1971-03-08

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*439 Mr. Justice Marshall delivered the opinion of the Court. These cases present the question whether conscientious objection to a particular war, rather than objection to war as such, relieves the objector from responsibilities of military training and service. Specifically, we are called upon to decide whether conscientious scruples relating to a part…

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