Federal Court Rules Male-Only Draft Is Unconstitutional

Soldiers assigned to 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, prepare to clear a building during a combined arms live-fire exercise at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Aug. 9, 2018. U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Ryan DeBooy

A federal judge ruled that a men-only draft is unconstitutional, but stopped short of ordering the Selective Service to register women for service.

U.S. District Judge Gray Miller of the Southern District of Texas sided with a San Diego-based men’s advocacy group that challenged the federal government having only men sign up to get drafted, reported the San Diego Union-Tribune.