united-states constitutional-law us-constitution equal-protection
What part did the supreme court play in codifying the rights of veterans at a constitutional level?
<p>With respect to the rights of veterans, what part has the supreme court played in codifying or striking down laws that were deemed to be constitutional\unconstitutional at either the state or federal level?</p>
<p>With the scope limited to decisions made on or after 1900.</p>

<p>The Supreme Court hasn't really played much part in codifying veterans' rights at the constitutional level, because veterans do not really have any constitutional rights beyond those the rest of the public enjoys. They are entitled to certain benefits and protected from certain types of discrimination, but those rights come from statutory law, not the constitution.</p>
<p>There are lots of cases (e.g., <a href="https://casetext.com/case/kisor-v-wilkie" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><em>Kisor v. Wilkie</em>, 139 S. Ct. 2400, (2019)</a>) interpreting veterans' statutory rights under those laws, and there are plenty of cases (e.g. <a href="https://casetext.com/case/goldman-v-weinberger" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><em>Goldman v. Weinberger</em>, 475 U.S. 503, (1986)</a>) addressing the rights of active-duty members of the military, who are subject to all kinds of restrictions that would be unconstitutional if they were applied to civilians.</p>
<p>But generally speaking, there seems to be a general agreement that being a veteran gives you no greater or lesser constitutional rights than the average citizen.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.oyez.org/issues/184" rel="nofollow noreferrer">This page</a> is a list of SCOTUS decisions that relate to veterans (plus one case pending). From this you can probably find cases that are most relevant to your interest. In <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/21-234_2b8e.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">George v. McDonough</a>, petitioner's might have raised constitutional issues – check <a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/george-v-mcdonough/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a> – but w.r.t. the opinion, this was not a constitutional matter (the <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/21/21-234/187444/20210813131036073_George%20Cert%20Petition.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">petition</a> for writ of certiorari does not raise a constitutional issue).</p>
