A powerhouse cast is featured in a dramatic film about the legal battle over whether to find in favor of the boxing champ in his appeal for conscientious objector status in the military draft. (sfgate.com)
By far the easiest grounds for gaining conscientious objector status in wartime are religious. (bookbrowse.com)
When Ali was drafted into the Vietnam War at the height of his boxing career, his claim to conscientious objector status led to a controversial legal battle that rattled the U.S. judicial system right up to the highest court in the land. (slashfilm.com)