Supreme Court Won’t Hear Lawsuit Claiming Military Draft Discriminates Against Men

Seated from left: Associate Justice Samuel Alito, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justice Stephen Breyer and Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, standing from left: Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch and Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett pose during a group photo of the Justices at the Supreme Court in Washington on April 23, 2021. Erin Schaff/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

The Supreme Court on June 7 declined to hear a challenge to the requirement that only males can register for the military draft.

The order (pdf) suggests that only men will still be required to register under the Selective Service System.