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Massachusetts law challenges Vietnam War power
Governor Francis W. Sargent signed a Massachusetts law aimed at testing federal authority to draft citizens for undeclared wars like Vietnam. The measure lets the state attorney general sue in federal courts to prevent citizens from serving in foreign hostilities absent a congressional declaration.
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Boston
Francis W. Sargent
United States
Massachusetts
Sargent
Robert J. Tnnng
Commonwealth
Vietnam
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John J. O'Brien
Medford
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Supreme Court of the United States
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Supreme Court
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H. James Shea
D. Newton
Congress
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Selective Service
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