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
This petition asks 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 for a possible draft if the President initiates one. The challengers say that sex-based rule violates the Fifth Amendment's equal protection guarantee and also argue the lower courts were wrong on standing (whether they have a personal stake to sue) and on how much judges should defer to Congress.
Argument
No oral argument is scheduled, and no substantive justice or advocate reactions are available yet.
Impact
The case could affect men who must register with Selective Service while women do not. It could also shape how closely courts examine sex-based rules tied to military policy.
What is National Coalition for Men asking the Supreme Court to decide?
It says the Military Selective Service Act wrongly requires men, but not women, to register for a possible draft. It also challenges standing and deference issues.
Who could feel the effects of this case?
Young men subject to Selective Service registration are the most direct group affected. The case could also influence how courts review sex-based military rules.
What happens next in National Coalition for Men v. Selective Service System?
The justices must decide whether to grant certiorari, meaning they will hear the case. No oral argument has been scheduled yet.
Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary materials plus reporting.
- Note
- Best-effort analysis: this explainer relies on a mix of primary materials and trusted secondary sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Jul 3, 2026
- Method
- Methodology