Rostker v. Goldberg
E282164
Rostker v. Goldberg is a 1981 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of requiring only men, and not women, to register for the military draft.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bernard Rostker, Director of Selective Service, et al. v. Robert L. Goldberg et al. | 1 |
| Rostker v. Goldberg canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2601173 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rostker v. Goldberg Context triple: [Military Selective Service Act, associatedCase, Rostker v. Goldberg]
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A.
Goldberg v. Kelly
Goldberg v. Kelly is a landmark 1970 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held welfare recipients are entitled to an evidentiary hearing before their benefits are terminated, significantly expanding procedural due process protections.
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B.
Bolling v. Sharpe
Bolling v. Sharpe is a 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racial segregation in Washington, D.C. public schools unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
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C.
Katzenbach v. Morgan
Katzenbach v. Morgan is a 1966 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld Congress’s power under the Fourteenth Amendment to prohibit certain state voting restrictions, reinforcing federal authority to protect voting rights.
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D.
Eisenstadt v. Baird
Eisenstadt v. Baird is a landmark 1972 U.S. Supreme Court decision that extended the right to possess and use contraceptives to unmarried individuals, significantly advancing privacy and equal protection jurisprudence.
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E.
Corrigan v. Buckley
Corrigan v. Buckley is a 1926 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the enforceability of racially restrictive covenants in property deeds, paving the way for widespread legalized housing segregation until later overturned in effect by subsequent civil rights rulings.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rostker v. Goldberg Target entity description: Rostker v. Goldberg is a 1981 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of requiring only men, and not women, to register for the military draft.
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A.
Goldberg v. Kelly
Goldberg v. Kelly is a landmark 1970 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held welfare recipients are entitled to an evidentiary hearing before their benefits are terminated, significantly expanding procedural due process protections.
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B.
Bolling v. Sharpe
Bolling v. Sharpe is a 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racial segregation in Washington, D.C. public schools unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
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C.
Katzenbach v. Morgan
Katzenbach v. Morgan is a 1966 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld Congress’s power under the Fourteenth Amendment to prohibit certain state voting restrictions, reinforcing federal authority to protect voting rights.
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D.
Eisenstadt v. Baird
Eisenstadt v. Baird is a landmark 1972 U.S. Supreme Court decision that extended the right to possess and use contraceptives to unmarried individuals, significantly advancing privacy and equal protection jurisprudence.
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E.
Corrigan v. Buckley
Corrigan v. Buckley is a 1926 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the enforceability of racially restrictive covenants in property deeds, paving the way for widespread legalized housing segregation until later overturned in effect by subsequent civil rights rulings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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legal case ⓘ |
| arguedDate | 1980-10-07 ⓘ |
| citation |
101 S. Ct. 2646
ⓘ
453 U.S. 57 ⓘ 69 L. Ed. 2d 478 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted | Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decidedBy | Burger Court ⓘ |
| decidedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1981-06-25 ⓘ |
| dissentingOpinionBy |
Harry A. Blackmun
ⓘ
Thurgood Marshall ⓘ William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ |
| fullCaseName |
Rostker v. Goldberg
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Bernard Rostker, Director of Selective Service, et al. v. Robert L. Goldberg et al.
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| holding |
Congress may require only men to register for the draft
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The Military Selective Service Act’s male-only registration requirement does not violate the Fifth Amendment ⓘ |
| impact | affirmed legality of excluding women from draft registration ⓘ |
| joinedMajority |
Byron R. White
ⓘ
Lewis F. Powell Jr. ⓘ Potter Stewart ⓘ Warren E. Burger ⓘ William H. Rehnquist ⓘ William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ
surface form:
William J. Brennan Jr. (in part)
|
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| languageOfCase | English ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
Equal Protection component of the Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause
ⓘ
constitutionality of male-only draft registration ⓘ |
| legalProvision | Military Selective Service Act ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | William H. Rehnquist ⓘ |
| petitioner |
Bernard Rostker
ⓘ
Selective Service System ⓘ
surface form:
United States Selective Service System
|
| precedentFor | cases involving gender classifications in military policy ⓘ |
| rearguedDate | 1981-03-24 ⓘ |
| relatedAreaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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equal protection jurisprudence ⓘ military law ⓘ |
| relatedDoctrine | judicial deference to Congress in military matters ⓘ |
| respondent | Robert L. Goldberg ⓘ |
| result | male-only draft registration upheld as constitutional ⓘ |
| standardOfReview | deference to Congress in matters of military affairs ⓘ |
| term | October Term 1980 ⓘ |
| topic |
gender discrimination
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military draft ⓘ selective service ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1981 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Rostker v. Goldberg Description of subject: Rostker v. Goldberg is a 1981 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of requiring only men, and not women, to register for the military draft.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Bernard Rostker, Director of Selective Service, et al. v. Robert L. Goldberg et al.