Conscientious Objection and the Constitution.

Discusses the Supreme Court ruling in Welsh v. U.S. regarding limitation of conscientious objector status to persons with religious-based objections. Also examines the history of the legal treatment of conscientious objection, and examines constitutional implications of congressional options regardi...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Legislative Reference Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1970-1971.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Judge-made law. Constitutional law. Religions. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Discusses the Supreme Court ruling in Welsh v. U.S. regarding limitation of conscientious objector status to persons with religious-based objections. Also examines the history of the legal treatment of conscientious objection, and examines constitutional implications of congressional options regarding conscientious objector policy.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.