Military Law
678 ABA Journal Military Law articles.
FBI lawyer accused of altering email in Russia probe
An information filed Friday accuses FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith of changing an email used in 2017 to justify continued surveillance…
Aug 14, 2020 5:01 PM CDT
“The Army-McCarthy hearings would rightfully be compared to a soap opera, even though there was no infidelity or seduction, the plot meandered, and the only real star was a hired-gun solicitor,” writes author Larry Tye.
Aug 11, 2020 9:55 AM CDT
In a 5-4 vote Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to block President Donald Trump from spending military funds on the border wall as litigation continues.
Aug 3, 2020 9:55 AM CDT
“The fog of war—the uncertainty and confusion of battle—makes prosecution of war crimes difficult, at best. Dead civilians become collateral damage—the lamentable result of bad aim, poor training and faulty intelligence. But when the chain of command is complicit, it becomes all but impossible.”
Aug 1, 2020 12:05 AM CDT
A federal appeals court in a pair of rulings held Friday that the Trump administration’s diversion of military money to build a wall between the United States and Mexico was illegal.
Jun 26, 2020 3:26 PM CDT
Netflix has secured some foreign trademark rights to the phrase “Space Force”—which is also the name of its new comedy series starring Steve Carell—ahead of the U.S. government.
Jun 9, 2020 5:07 PM CDT
President Donald Trump said Monday he would use the military to stop violent protests in states where governors refuse to take actions needed to protect lives and property.
Jun 2, 2020 9:35 AM CDT
A federal judge has ordered a panel of American and foreign doctors to evaluate the mental health of a prisoner at Guantánamo Bay, the first time such a mixed medical commission has been used.
Mar 9, 2020 2:03 PM CDT
Chinese military personnel are charged in Equifax hack
Four members of the Chinese military have been indicted in the 2017 hacking of Equifax that gathered names, birth dates and Social…
Feb 10, 2020 4:26 PM CST
An appeals court has upheld an injunction blocking the U.S. Air Force from discharging two airmen because of their HIV-positive status.
Jan 13, 2020 1:08 PM CST
The Trump administration can now tap $3.6 billion in military construction funds to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.
Jan 10, 2020 11:07 AM CST
An executive order
signed in 1976 and modified by later presidents bans anyone working for or on behalf of the United States from engaging in assassination.
Jan 8, 2020 10:50 AM CST
Members Who Inspire is an ABA Journal series profiling exceptional ABA members. This past year, we featured many in the legal field who are doing good work and paying it forward, including pro bono for veterans, fighting for prisoners' rights, and promoting literacy and advancing diversity.
Dec 26, 2019 8:55 AM CST
Holder op-ed says AG Barr is unfit to be attorney general
U.S. Attorney General William Barr has proved he is unfit to lead the Department of Justice, according to an…
Dec 12, 2019 4:19 PM CST
Like many post-World War II global institutions in today’s political climate, the International Criminal Court can feel disconnected from the ideals and optimism that created it as the world’s…
Nov 27, 2019 2:55 PM CST
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