United States v. Seeger

GPTKB entity

Statements (16)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:citation gptkb:380_U.S._163
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date 1965-03-08
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:docketNumber 50
gptkbp:heldBy A belief that is sincere and meaningful and occupies a place in the life of its possessor parallel to that filled by the orthodox belief in God qualifies as a religious belief under the Universal Military Training and Service Act.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States v. Seeger
gptkbp:legalSubject gptkb:Selective_Service_Act
gptkb:First_Amendment
conscientious objection
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy gptkb:Tom_C._Clark
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Welsh_v._United_States
gptkbp:unanimousDecision true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Daniel_Seeger
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6