A federal judge rejected a government request to throw out a lawsuit accusing Veterans Affairs officials of discriminatory practices in disability claims.
The chief trial counsel described the sentence as a win for the military justice system, and said the court-martial should prove to sexual assault survivors that their attackers would be held accountable, no matter their rank.
The appeals court could take three months to a year to decide whether the case against retired Air Force Gen. John Hyten, the former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will proceed.