U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1971

United States v. Robert Samuel Lumsden

United States v. Robert Samuel Lumsden
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided September 20, 1971 · Duniway, Hufstedler, Per Curiam, Wright
449 F.2d 154 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

United States v. Robert Samuel Lumsden

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

Congress has the power to conscript, United States v. O’Brien, 1968, 391 U.S. 367, 377, 88 S.Ct. 1673, 20 L.Ed. 2d 672; conscription does not constitute involuntary servitude, Arver v. United States, 1918, 245 U.S. 366, 38 S.Ct. 159, 62 L.Ed. 349; United States v. Gidmark, 9 Cir., 1971, 440 F.2d 773, nor does it violate due process, United States v. Butler, 6 Cir., 1968, 389 F.2d 172.

Affirmed. The mandate shall issue forthwith.

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