The Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether it is discrimination for the government to require only men to register for the draft when they turn 18. The question of whether it is unconstitutional to require men but not women to register could be viewed as one with little practical impact. The justices could say as soon as Monday whether they will hear a case involving the Military Selective Service Act, which requires men to register for the draft. The Supreme Court is now being asked to consider whether the draft should apply to women as well as menThe Supreme Court would consider the constitutionality of the rule that only men must register for the draft. Just last year, a congressional commission concluded that the 'time is right' to extend the obligation to register to women.

Source: Daily Mail June 06, 2021 19:07 UTC