No. 25-1157October Term 2025Dismissed
National Coalition for Men v. Selective Service System
from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Case status
- Current stage
- Dismissed
- Latest event
- Dismissed
- Decision timing
- No window until argument is scheduled.
- What it's about
from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Question presented
1. Standing: Whether the individual Plaintiffs have standing under Article III of the U.S. Constitution, established by allegations of a concrete and particularized injury-in-fact; and whether the organizational Plaintiff possesses standing by virtue of an injury to itself or through the injuries sustained by its members. Whether leave to amend the complaint should have been granted. 2. Justiciable: Whether this Court’s continued deference to Congress concerning the male-only registration requirement of the Act is consistent with constitutional principles and judicial standards of review. 3. Constitutional: The paramount question is whether the male-only registration requirement is discrimination on the basis of sex and therefore a violation of Petitioners’ Fifth Amendment guarantee of equal protection.
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit / Dismissed
- Area
Civil Rights
Briefing
What it's about
A men's advocacy group and individual plaintiffs are asking the Supreme Court to review a challenge to the Military Selective Service Act, which requires men, but not women, to register with the Selective Service System if the President initiates a draft. The petition also asks whether the plaintiffs had the right to sue and whether courts should keep deferring to Congress on this issue.
Argument
No oral argument is scheduled yet, and no substantive justice or advocate reactions are available yet.
Impact
The dispute affects men who must register with Selective Service for a possible draft, while women do not have that same legal duty. It also tests how courts review a federal law that treats people differently based on sex.
What is National Coalition for Men v. Selective Service System about?
The petition challenges a federal law that requires men, but not women, to register with Selective Service for a possible draft. Petitioners say that sex-based rule violates equal protection under the Fifth Amendment.
Who could be affected if the Court takes this case?
Men subject to Selective Service registration are directly affected because the law applies to them, not women. The case could also influence future challenges to sex-based federal rules.
What happens next in National Coalition for Men v. Selective Service System?
The justices may act on the petition for certiorari (their choice whether to hear the case). If review is granted, oral argument would come later.
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Grounding
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- Note
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- Checked
- Aug 3, 2026
- Method
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