Please vote, but, Military Times notes, Two Army Reserve soldiers who appeared in uniform during the Democratic National Convention in August will not be disciplined for politicking in uniform, but their supervisor will. On Thursday, officials said they had determined the two soldiers were not at fault for the mistake. “The investigation…
Para. 99 (Article 134, Extramarital sexual conduct) is now with us and extends the UCMJ further into morals offenses. b. Elements. (1) That the accused wrongfully engaged in extramarital conduct as described in subparagraph c.(2) with a certain person; (2) That, at the time, the accused knew that the accused…
Navy Times tells us that “A Florida-based U.S. Navy command master chief was relieved from his leadership position at Naval Ordnance Test Unit last month, according to officials.” While it appears, the case is proceeding within the state legal system, there’s a possibility it becomes a military justice issue (and certainly…
Motions to recuse a military judge or sua sponte recusal are becoming more frequent in military justice. We have the “Spath Issue,” the now “Keane Issue,” both from the Commissions. I and several others are litigating appeals based on one military judge in the Army. Each of the cases relate…
The oral argument for Briggs and Collins is now scheduled for 13 October.
With the start of the new season the Supremes have issued its first Orders List comprising five pages-worth–mostly denials. An observer poindts to, In Kaur v. Maryland, No. 19–1045, Justice Sotomayor’s 5-page statement begins and ends this way: Although I join the Court’s decision to deny certiorari, I write separately to address a concerning feature…
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A veteran’s group is planning to meet at Austin City Hall Thursday afternoon for what it is calling a public trial of Fort Hood leadership over the recent deaths of U.S. Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen and other soldiers stationed at the military base. The group, Vets for the People, is…
A federal Judiciary committee has issued a new set of model jury instructions (pdf) that federal judges may use to deter jurors from using social media to research or communicate about cases. The new instructions, which update and expand on a similar version issued in 2012, were sent to federal judges on…
In Ford v. Perry, the court set aside a conviction based on improper comments of the prosecutor during closing argument. During closing arguments, Ford’s lawyer offered a classic criminal defense that contradictions of witnesses and doubt over the identity of the shooter meant that the presumption of innocence had not…