Holding: Exemption from military draft based on philosophical opposition to war, not based on traditional religious beliefs, qualifies as a protected religious practice under the Universal Military Training and Service Act.
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Welsh v. United States is a Free Exercise case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1970. The court held that exemption from military draft based on philosophical opposition to war, not based on traditional religious beliefs, qualifies as a protected religious practice under the Universal Military Training and Service Act.