Today in Supreme Court History: December 29

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Dec 29, 2023
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Parisi v. Davidson, 396 U.S. 1233 (decided December 29, 1969): Douglas denies stay of Vietnam deployment of man who appealed denial of conscientious objector status; man would not be assigned combat duty or training, and his duties (he was a “psychological counselor”) would be no different there than stateside

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