Sicurella v. United States

Sicurella v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued February 1, 1955
Decided March 14, 1955
Full case nameSicurella v. United States
Citations348 U.S. 385 (more)
75 S. Ct. 403; 99 L. Ed. 436; 1955 U.S. LEXIS 1079
Court membership
Chief Justice
Earl Warren
Associate Justices
Hugo Black · Stanley F. Reed
Felix Frankfurter · William O. Douglas
Harold H. Burton · Tom C. Clark
Sherman Minton
Case opinions
MajorityClark, joined by Warren, Black, Frankfurter, Douglas, Burton
DissentReed
DissentMinton

Sicurella v. United States, 348 U.S. 385 (1955), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that willingness to fight in "theocratic" wars does not disqualify a Jehovah's Witness who would otherwise be eligible for exemption as a conscientious objector.

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