The Military Law Task Force advocates through the law for servicemembers and veterans.
Providing independent legal information and services to lawyers and legal workers, active-duty servicemembers, reservists, veterans and their families since 1969.
The National Lawyers Guild Military Law Task Force includes attorneys, legal workers, law students and “Barracks lawyers” interested in draft, military and veterans issues. It is a standing project of the National Lawyers Guild.
MLTF assists those working on military law issues as well as military law counselors working directly with GIs. It trains and mentors counselors and beginning military law attorneys in all aspects of military law through training materials and direct communication. It tracks changes in military law and policy and publishes a quarterly practictioner’s journal On Watch.
A standing project of the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) and is not part of, or affiliated with the US military or any other government entity.
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MLTF and allies object to expanded use of Selective Service registration data
The MLTF worked with peace, civil liberties, and privacy organizations to submit joint comments to the Selective Service System (SSS) objecting to an SSS proposal for new and expanded “routine uses” of SSS registration data. The requirement for young men to register...
The Collapse of International Law in the Western Hemisphere: The US vs Venezuela
By Martha L. Schmidt, LL.M., J.D., For the Joint Anti-Militarism Working Group of the National Lawyers Guild’s Military Law Task Force and International Committee 3 January 2026 Also see: MLTF Statement of Opposition to the US Invasion of Venezuela (Jan. 3, 2025) US...
Statement by the MLTF in opposition to the illegal US invasion of Venezuela
This is an official policy statement of the Military Law Task Force of the National Lawyers Guild. The Military Law Task Force of the National Lawyers Guild condemns the U.S. military attack on Venezuela and the kidnapping of Mr. and Ms. Maduro by Delta Forces under...
Now available – Recorded Emergency Presentation: Illegal Orders under US Military Law
Our December 30th webinar was recorded and is now available for viewing online: https://youtu.be/Fm26YhWRdXw For further reading, here are some additional resources to accompany this presentation: 1. International Law a. International Criminal Court, core legal texts...
Emergency Webinar: Illegal Orders under US Military Law
January 2, 2026 Update: We now have a recording of the training available for viewing: https://nlgmltf.org/military-law/2026/now-available-recorded-emergency-presentation-illegal-orders-under-us-military-law/...
MLTF in the media: James M. Branum on Code Pink Radio
MLTF steering committee member James M. Branum appeared this week on the Code Pink Radio show (which airs on several stations around the country, as well as in podcast form).The program can be heard by clicking here. What follows is a machine-generated transcript of...