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OESTEREICH v. SELECTIVE SERVICE BD.

No. 46.

393 U.S. 233 (1968)

OESTEREICH v. SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM LOCAL BOARD NO. 11, CHEYENNE, WYOMING, ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 16, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvin L. Wulf argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief were Alan H. Levine, John Griffiths, Marvin M. Karpatkin, Eleanor Holmes Norton, and William F. Reynard.

Solicitor General Griswold argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Assistant Attorney General Weisl, Francis X. Beytagh, Jr., Morton Hollander, and Robert V. Zener.

MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioner is enrolled as a student at a theological school preparing for the ministry and was accordingly classified as IV-D by the Selective Service Board. Section 6 (g) of the Selective Service Act, 62 Stat. 611, as amended, now § 6 (g) of the Military Selective Service Act of 1967 (see 81 Stat. 100, § 1 (a)), 50 U. S. C. App. § 456 (g), gives such students exemption from training and service...

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