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delinquency power

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From 396 U.S. 295 - Gutknecht v. United States · 1970Most cited · 555 citing opinions

The power under the regulations to declare a registrant 'delinquent' has no statutory standard or even guidelines. The power is exercised entirely at the discretion of the local board. It is a broad, roving authority, a type of administrative absolutism not congenial to our law-making traditions.