NCFM Sues Over Lack of Draft Registration for Women

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'A group dedicated to eliminating what it says is unjust discrimination against men filed suit yesterday to end the federal government’s practice of requiring men, but not women, to register for a possible future military draft.

The National Coalition for Men sued the U.S. Selective Service System in the U.S. District Court of Appeal for the Central District of California. It contends that limiting draft registration to males violates the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments.
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A challenge similar to the NCFM’s was rejected in Rostker v. Goldberg (1981) 453 U.S. 57. The court there held that men and women were not similarly situated in the U.S. military because women were excluded from combat, therefore women did not have to register.
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The NCFM, represented by Los Angeles attorney Marc Angelluci, who is vice president of the organization, contends that Rostker is no longer binding in light of then-Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s announcement in January that women would be eligible to serve in all roles within the military, including combat positions at every level, unless the Pentagon is persuaded to exclude specific positions.
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Men who fail to register can also be denied eligibility for federal and state benefits including jobs, financial aid, citizenship, loans, and job training.

In a statement, NCFM urged the president and lawmakers “to end the institutional sex discrimination that requires only men to register for the draft.”'