Home › Cases › 1970-1979 › 1970 › Ehlert v. United States. ›

Ehlert v. United States.

Media Items
Oral Argument
Get Adobe Flash Player
Expanded View
Download MP3
Advocates
Paul N. Halvonik (argued the cause for the petitioner)
William H. Rehnquist (Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for the United States)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
120
Petitioner: 
Ehlert
Respondent: 
United States.
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1970-1971)
Opinion: 
402 U.S. 99 (1971)
Argued: 
Wednesday, January 13, 1971
Decided: 
Wednesday, April 21, 1971
Issues: 
First Amendment, Conscientious Objectors

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Ehlert v. United States. , 402 U.S. 99 (1971)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1970/1970_120)
(last visited Monday, November 23, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

None

Question: 

None

Conclusion: 

None

Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for United States., 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Selective Service, Military Selective Service, or Universal Military Service and Training Acts

Sort by Ideology

Voted with the majority
Burger
Voted with the majority
Black
Wrote a dissent
Douglas
Voted with the majority
Harlan
Wrote a dissent
Brennan
Wrote the majority opinion
Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun

Full Opinion by Justice Potter Stewart