Wayte v. U.S., No. 83-1292 (U.S. Supreme Court) (470 U.S. 598; 105 S.Ct. 1524) (March 19, 1985) (Justice Powell)
The question presented in this case was whether a passive enforcement policy of the Selective Service Law under which the Government prosecutes only those who report themselves as having violated the law, or who are reported by others, violates the First and Fifth Amendments.
In rejecting the challenge to the ...
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