Rostker v. Goldberg

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1981-06-25

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Justice Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court. The question presented is whether the Military Selective Service Act, 50 U. S. C. App. § 451 et seq. (1976 ed. and Supp. III), violates the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution in authorizing the President to require the registration of males and not females. I Congress is given the power under the C…

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