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United States v. O’Brien

March 19, 2019 by: Content Team

Following is the case brief for United States v. O’Brien, 391 U.S. 367 (1968) Case Summary of United States v. O’Brien: Respondent O’Brien burned his draft card to protest the Vietnam War. He was ultimately convicted of violating a federal law, making it a crime to “knowingly destroy” a draft card. The District Court rejected O’Brien’s argument that the law […]

Korematsu v. United States

November 5, 2018 by: Content Team

Following is the case brief for Korematsu v. United States, 323 U.S. 214 (1944) Case Summary of Korematsu v. United States: President Roosevelt’s Executive Order, in response to Pearl Harbor, called for the detention of American citizens of Japanese ancestry on the West Coast of the U.S. Mr. Korematsu, an American citizen of Japanese ancestry, violated one particular order pursuant […]

Honorable Discharge

June 16, 2017 by: Content Team

Honorable discharge is the status a military service member receives when he has successfully and wholly completed the obligations excepted of him or her. For example, honorable discharge means that a veteran is relieved from having to participate in any military service obligations in the future, though being discharged from the military is not the same as being retired. On […]