Monstersandcritics.com: has a piece on, “Legal issues snarl German inquiry into airstrike colonel (1st Lead).” While the piece is relevant to criticism of the German commander who ordered an air strike in Afghanistan, I thought it might resonate a little in regard to Italy’s conviction of a U.S. Air Force…
The sad events at Fort Hood have caused some to review the general “crime rate” within the military. Slate’s Daniel Engber has this short piece. Is There a Lot of Crime on Military Bases?Not as much as you’d think. That said, major crimes have been in on the rise across…
CAAFLog has this interesting post and question about a new (?) clause in standard Navy PTA’s that remove good time credit. This Agreement constitutes my request for, and the convening authority’s approval of, deferment of all confinement suspended pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and deferment for the days…
Robert Don Gifford has provided an update on the Behenna case. The entire Oklahoma congressional delegation signed a letter for clemency on his behalf. Recent radiocast from Tulsa radio morning program by host Pat Campbell The Director of the Northeast Intelligence Network, Douglas J. Hagmann, writes, " The analysis of…
As tallied by NBC News and the Associated Press (and me), they include: Sept 13, 2009: SPC Beyshee Velez shoots civilian contractor at COB Speicher, Tikrit, Iraq. In pretrial confinement at Ford Island Naval Brig, Pearl Harbor, pending an Article 32, UCMJ, hearing. July, 20, 2009: Fort Hood officials have…
Stars & Stripes on FORT HOOD, Texas — A soldier believed to be a trauma psychiatrist opened fire at a U.S. Army base in Fort Hood, Texas on Thursday, unleashing a stream of gunfire that left 12 people dead and 31 wounded. Authorities killed the gunman, and apprehended two other…
AP reports: A soldier opened fire at a U.S. Army base in Fort Hood, Texas on Thursday, unleashing a stream of gunfire that left 12 people dead and 31 wounded. Authorities killed the gunman, and apprehended two other soldiers suspected in what appears to be the worst mass shooting at…
Writing with Conviction: Drafting Effective Stipulations of Fact
The Leaf Chronicle reports: Military training takes many forms, and it doesn’t always involve guns and explosives, occasionally the weapon of choice is law books and verbal assaults. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces on Wednesday heard the case of an Air Force staff sergeant at Fort…
Federal Evidence blog has a nice update on S.448 which is the Senate version of H.R. 985. Basically, although termed the “Free Flow of Information Act,” it is the reporters privilege rule that has been circulating for some time now. Actual status? According to the bloggers: Whether the Senate Judiciary…