Falbo v. United States

Falbo v. United States
Argued November 19, 1943
Decided January 3, 1944
Full case nameFalbo v. United States
Citations320 U.S. 549 (more)
64 S. Ct. 346; 88 L. Ed. 305
Case history
PriorUnited States v. Falbo, 135 F.2d 464 (3d Cir. 1943); cert. granted, 320 U.S. 209 (1943).
SubsequentRehearing denied, 321 U.S. 802 (1944), 322 U.S. 770 (1944).
Court membership
Chief Justice
Harlan F. Stone
Associate Justices
Owen Roberts · Hugo Black
Stanley F. Reed · Felix Frankfurter
William O. Douglas · Frank Murphy
Robert H. Jackson · Wiley B. Rutledge
Case opinions
MajorityBlack, joined by Stone, Roberts, Reed, Frankfurter, Douglas, Jackson
ConcurrenceRutledge
DissentMurphy

Falbo v. United States, 320 U.S. 549 (1944), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that a draft board's alleged error in classifying a Jehovah's Witness as a conscientious objector rather than a minister of religion is no defense to the board's order to report for national service; post-reporting review of the classification is sufficient due process.