Clay V. United States and how Muhammad Ali Fought the Draft Debating Supreme Court Decisions

In 1967, the boxer Muhammad Ali, previously known as Cassius Clay, refused to be inducted into the U.S. armed forces. Ali claimed that his religion of Islam did not allow him to fight in the Vietnam War. Author Tom Streissguth explores the topic of conscientious objectors, those who object to war for reasons of religion or conscience. He shows how the case of Muhammad Ali got to the U.S. Supreme Court and how the Court made its decision. The book includes a chapter on how students can conduct a moot court, a mock judicial proceeding, that will help them understand the real case.