United States v. Seeger

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United States v. Seeger
Supreme Court of the United States
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Full case name: United States v. Peter Seeger Citations: 380 U.S. 163 Prior history: --- Subsequent history: ---
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Amendment I & Amendment XIV

United States v. Seeger, 380 U.S. 163 (1965)^[1], was a case in which the United States Supreme Court ruled that the exemption from the military draft for conscientious objectors could not be reserved only for those professing conformity with the moral directives of a supreme being, but also for those whose views on war derived from a "sincere and meaningful belief which occupies in the life of its possessor a place parallel to that filled by the God."

The defendant in this case is Pete Seeger, a famous American folk singer.

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• ↑ 380 U.S. 163 (Text of the opinion on Findlaw.com)