Latest "uniform code of military justice" stories

Top military court rules troops don’t have right to unanimous verdicts

U.S. troops are the country’s only constituency not afforded the same constitutional rights as defendants in civilian courts.

By Rachel S. Cohen

3 months ago

Air Force two-star to retire as colonel after sex crime conviction

Maj. Gen. Bill Cooley was found guilty of one of three counts of abusive sexual contact in an April 2022 court-martial.

By Rachel S. Cohen

4 months ago

How the Army quietly discharges soldiers charged with violent crimes

The Army increasingly discharges soldiers for violent crimes rather than face trial. A federal watchdog called for ending the practice in 1978.

By Vianna Davila, Lexi Churchill and Ren Larson and Davis Winkie

6 months ago

Army private faces sentencing in shaking death of young girl

The soldier faces sentencing in April.

By Staff Report

8 months ago

Military Police commander at Fort Hood suspended

Officials suspended the colonel's husband, also an Army colonel, in October.

By Staff Report

8 months ago

Soldier sentenced to 42 years in prison for multiple sexual assaults

Davis confessed to the assaults and taking illicit photographs of children.

By Staff Reports

9 months ago

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