The Supreme Court said it won't hear a case challenging why only men have to register for the draft in the US

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The Supreme Court said it won't hear a case challenging why only men have to register for the draft in the US
Members of the Supreme Court pose for a group photo at the Supreme Court building on April 23, 2021. Seated from left are Justice Samuel Alito, Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Stephen Breyer and Justice Sonia Sotomayor; Standing from left are Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Justice Elena Kagan, Justice Neil Gorsuch and Justice Amy Coney Barrett.Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool
  • The Supreme Court on Monday said it wouldn't hear a case challenging male-only selective service.
  • Justice Sonia Sotomayor announced the denial on behalf of herself and Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Stephen Breyer.
  • Sotomayor said the court would defer to Congress.

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a case that would've debated the merits of male-only selective service in the US military.

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In writing for the court on behalf of herself, Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and Justice Stephen Breyer, Justice Sonia Sotomayor acknowledged the "role of women in the military has changed dramatically" since The Military Selective Service Act, which created the draft, was passed in 1948.

"But at least for now, the Court's longstanding deference to Congress on matters of national defense and military affairs cautions against granting review while Congress actively weighs the issue," Sotomayor wrote.

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