Witmer v. United States explained

Litigants:Witmer v. United States
Arguedate:February 1
Argueyear:1955
Decidedate:March 14
Decideyear:1955
Fullname:Philip Andrew Witmer v. United States of America
Usvol:348
Uspage:375
Parallelcitations:75 S. Ct. 392; 99 L. Ed. 2d 428; 1955 U.S. LEXIS 1078
Prior:United States v. Witmer, 115 F. Supp. 19 (M.D. Pa. 1953); affirmed, 213 F.2d 95 (3d Cir. 1954); cert. granted, .
Majority:Clark
Joinmajority:Warren, Reed, Frankfurter, Burton, Harlan
Concurrence:Minton
Dissent:Black
Joindissent:Douglas

Witmer v. United States, 348 U.S. 375 (1955), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States upheld a draft board's rejection of Jehovah's Witness claim of conscientious objector status as lacking sincerity.[1]

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