Military, draftees: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Military, draftees,” part of the Civil Rights area.

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All 9 decisions, newest first

• Jon E. Edmond v. United States
  520 U.S. 651Decided May 19, 19979–0Antonin Scalia
• Toussie v. United States
  397 U.S. 112Decided March 2, 19705–3Hugo L. Black
• Kolden v. Selective Service Local Board No. 4
  397 U.S. 47Decided February 24, 19708–0Per curiam
• Breen v. Selective Service Local Board No. 16
  396 U.S. 460Decided January 26, 19708–0Hugo L. Black
• Gutknecht v. United States
  396 U.S. 295Decided January 19, 19708–0William O. Douglas
• McKart v. United States
  395 U.S. 185Decided May 26, 19698–0Thurgood Marshall
• Duvernay v. United States.
  394 U.S. 309Decided March 24, 19694–4
• Oestereich v. Selective Service System Local Board No. 11
  393 U.S. 233Decided December 16, 19686–3William O. Douglas
• Orloff v. Willoughby
  345 U.S. 83Decided March 9, 19536–3Robert H. Jackson

Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error