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FILE - In this Feb. 2, 1972, file photo, Draft Director Curtis W. Tarr spins one of the two Plexiglas drums in Washington as the fourth annual Selective Service lottery begins. In arguments to be heard on a college campus, federal appeals court judges on Tuesday, March 3, 2020, will consider whether the military's all-male draft system is constitutional. A Texas-based federal judge ruled last year that it is not, ruling in a lawsuit brought by the National Coalition for Men. The government appealed, leading to Tuesday's hearing before a three judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. (AP Photo/Charles W. Harrity, File)

FILE - In this Feb. 2, 1972, file photo, Draft Director Curtis W. Tarr spins one of the two Plexiglas drums in Washington as the fourth annual Selective Service lottery begins. In arguments to be heard on a college campus, federal appeals court judges on Tuesday, March 3, 2020, will consider whether the military's all-male draft system is constitutional. A Texas-based federal judge ruled last year that it is not, ruling in a lawsuit brought by the National Coalition for Men.…

March 3, 2020

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Court considers whether men-only draft is constitutional
March 3, 2020 2:53 p.m.

Court considers whether men-only draft is constitutional

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Weeks before a government commission weighs in on the subject, a federal appeals court panel was urged Tuesday to rule unconstitutional the military's all-male draft registration system.