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COX v. UNITED STATES

No. 66.

332 U.S. 442 (1947)

COX v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 24, 1947.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hayden C. Covington argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioners.

Irving S. Shapiro argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Perlman and Robert S. Erdahl.

MR. JUSTICE REED announced the judgment of the Court and delivered an opinion in which THE CHIEF JUSTICE, MR. JUSTICE JACKSON, and MR. JUSTICE BURTON join.

These cases present the question of the scope of review of a selective service classification in a trial for absence without leave from a civilian public service camp. Petitioners are Jehovah's Witnesses who were classified as conscientious objectors despite their claim to classification as ministers of religion...

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