Trump nominates Marine to be Navy’s new head lawyer
Maj. Gen. David Bligh would be the second Marine in the Navy's history to serve as the Navy JAG.
By Riley Ceder
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Opinion
America needs military lawyers willing to uphold its principles
The authors of this op-ed argue the U.S. military is only at its best when lethality works in concert with its longstanding compliance of wartime laws.
By Patrick Leahy and Lt. Gen. Robert G. Gard Jr. (Ret.)
Military justice reform: The ‘Be Careful What You Ask For’ Act
There is no basis to conclude that a career military lawyer will be better insulated from pressures or more inclined to send challenging cases to trial, say the authors of this commentary.
By Army Maj. Jordan Stapley and Professor Geoffrey Corn
Judge tosses lawsuit from Marine vet who was jailed in Iran
The Court of Federal Claims judge said that the court lacked jurisdiction to overturn decisions of the special master who oversees a special U.S. government victims' fund.
Judge: Army veteran charged with bringing guns to DC had militia ties
A judge ordered a Vietnam veteran charged with bringing weapons to Washington on Jan. 6 to remain jailed until his trial on firearms charges.
The Spouse Angle Podcast — Up this week: How Cybercriminals Are Attacking Military Families
A Gold Star spouse discovered her late husband’s photo was being used in online romance scams.
By Military Times staff
Appeals court overturns former Air Force lieutenant colonel’s conviction in racial slur case
The retired Air Force lieutenant colonel was convicted of violating Virginia's abusive language law.
Former VA health worker sentenced to life in prison for murdering seven patients via insulin poisoning
Investigators found multiple failings within the VA medical system that contributed to her crimes going unnoticed.
The Army’s Legal Assistance attorneys can help with special education law
Special education law became a required area of assistance in the Army Legal Assistance program in 2021, says the author of this commentary.
By Melissa Halsey
New in 2021: The Army’s diversity initiatives
The Army's diversity initiatives track with the national reckoning with racial disparities that prompted protests this summer.
By Kyle Rempfer
We need veterans treatment courts now more than ever
In this commentary, a former commander of trial judges in the Army Reserve says the problems facing veterans that led to the establishment of veterans treatment court are not going away.
By David L. Shakes
Marine veteran to remain jailed in probe of paramilitary group, illegal weapons
A prosecutor describe the former Marine as a potentially violent man whose parents didn’t know about his white supremacist and anti-Semitic ideology.
By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press