Supreme Court of the United States
Ehlert v. United States
April 21, 1971402 U.S. 99
Summary
The Court affirmed the Ninth Circuit, holding that the Selective Service regulation does not require local boards to reopen a registrant’s classification when conscientious objection crystallizes after the mailing of an induction notice, because such crystallization is not a circumstance beyond the registrant’s control. The decision rests on a reasonable‑and‑consistent administrative interpretation of the regulation and on Congress’s limitation of the unconditional right to exemption to combatant training only.
Holding
- Whether a Selective Service local board must reopen the classification of a registrant whose conscientious objection crystallized between the mailing of an induction notice and the scheduled induction date.. No; the regulation bars reopening unless the board finds a change in status resulting from circumstances over which the registrant had no control, and crystallization of conscientious objection is not such a circumstance.
Docket 120
Cited authorities
- 32 C.F.R. § 1625.2
- 32 C.F.R. § 1625.2
- 81 Stat. 104
- 32 C.F.R. § 1625.2
- 81 Stat. 104
- CA10
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