This day in history April 28, 2020-Ali
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Started by metmike - April 28, 2020, 2:23 a.m.

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1986   – High levels of radiation resulting from the Chernobyl disaster are detected at a nuclear power plant in Sweden, leading Soviet authorities to publicly announce the accident.

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By metmike - April 28, 2020, 2:24 a.m.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali


Muhammad Ali (/ɑːˈl/;[3] born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.;[4] January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer, activist, and philanthropist. Nicknamed "The Greatest", he is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated sports figures of the 20th century and as one of the greatest boxers of all time.

By metmike - April 28, 2020, 2:29 a.m.
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Muhammad Ali lost everything in opposing the Vietnam War. But in 1968, he triumphed


https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/02/19/1968-project-muhammad-ali-vietnam-war/334759002/

By metmike - April 28, 2020, 2:32 a.m.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay_v._United_States

Clay v. United States

Case opinionsCourt membershipHoldingCase historyArgued April 19, 1971
Decided June 28, 1971Clay v. United StatesSeal of the United States Supreme CourtSupreme Court of the United States
Full case nameCassiu Marsellus Clay, Jr. [sic] also known as Muhammad Ali v. United StatesCitations403 U.S. 698 (more)91 S. Ct. 2068; 29 L. Ed. 2d 810
PriorConviction affirmed, 397 F.2d 901 (5th Cir. 1968); remanded sub. nom., Giordano v. United States, 394 U.S. 310 (1969); conviction affirmed again, 430 F.2d 165 (5th Cir. 1970).Since the Appeal Board gave no reason for the denial of a conscientious objector exemption to petitioner, and it is impossible to determine on which of the three grounds offered in the Justice Department's letter that board relied, petitioner's conviction must be reversed.

Chief Justice
Warren E. Burger
Associate Justices
Hugo Black ·  William O. Douglas
John M. Harlan II ·  William J. Brennan Jr.
Potter Stewart ·  Byron White
Thurgood Marshall ·  Harry Blackmun
Per curiamConcurrenceDouglasConcurrenceHarlanMarshall took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

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Clay v. United States, 403 U.S. 698 (1971), was Muhammad Ali's[1] appeal of his conviction in 1967 for refusing to report for induction into the United States military forces during the Vietnam War. His local draft board had rejected his application for conscientious objector classification. In a unanimous 8–0 ruling (Thurgood Marshall recused himself due to his previous involvement in the case as a U.S. Department of Justice official), the United States Supreme Court reversed the conviction that had been upheld by the Fifth Circuit.

The Supreme Court found the government had failed to properly specify why Ali's application had been denied, thereby requiring the conviction to be overturned: "the court said the record shows that [Ali's] beliefs are founded on tenets of the Muslim religion as he understands them