Federal judge ruled unconstitutional male project

The challenge was launched by a group known as the National Coalition for Men and by two men subject to registration requirements.

The selective service system had argued that the case was governed by a 1981 Supreme Court decision, Rostker v. Goldberg, according to which women could be excluded from the project because they were not "placed in a similar situation" with men. This decision highlighted the fact that women could not serve in combat.

"For almost four decades since Rostker, the opportunities for women in the military have expanded considerably.In 2013, the Department of Defense officially lifted the ban on women in combat," wrote Miller, Southern District of Texas.

"In short," he concluded, "while the historical restrictions imposed on women in the army may have justified past discrimination, men and women are now" in the same situation for the purpose of A project or the registration of a project "… .It has already happened to discuss" the place of women in the armed forces, this time is up ". … The accused did not have the burden of demonstrating that the men's registration obligation continues to be closely related to the Congress purpose of creating and supporting armies. "