U.S. District Judge Gray Miller in Texas ruled Friday that while historical restrictions on women serving in combat "may have justified past discrimination," men and women are now equally able to fight. The ruling comes as a national commission is studying the future of the draft, including whether women should be included or whether there should continue to be draft registration at all. | |
News Alert Sunday, February 24 |
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| | A federal judge has ruled that the male-only military draft is unconstitutional | U.S. District Judge Gray Miller in Texas ruled Friday that while historical restrictions on women serving in combat "may have justified past discrimination," men and women are now equally able to fight. The ruling comes as a national commission is studying the future of the draft, including whether women should be included or whether there should continue to be draft registration at all. | |
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