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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Emergency Webinar: Illegal Orders under US Military Law
Attorney James M. Branum, of the Military Law Task Force of the National Lawyers Guild (NLGMLTF.org) and the Oklahoma Objector Community (OKObjector.org) will be teaching a 2-hour live webinar on the topic of Illegal Orders under US Military Law on TUESDAY, December...
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...
Radio Interview- James M. Branum on troop buildups in the Caribbean
https://soundcloud.com/user-240416425/2025-12-02-2000-grass-is This interview aired on the "Grass is Greener" show on WXRW (Milwaukee, WI) on December 2, 2025.Here is a machine-generated transcript of the interview: Gary 00:20 Hi. Okay, this is the grass is...
The Right to refuse illegal orders – Podcast Transcript
A few months ago, MLTF member attorney James M. Branum was interviewed on the Clearing the Fog podcast, which can be heard here. We also now have a transcript of the interview which we are sharing below: (Music bv David Rovics) Margaret Flowers 00:33 You're...
Military Law Task Force and the National Lawyers Guild condemn US military threats to Venezuela and Caribbean maritime attacks
This statement can also be found at: https://www.nlg.org/military-law-task-force-and-the-national-lawyers-guild-condemn-us-military-threats-to-venezuela-and-caribbean-maritime-attacks/ The Military Law Task Force of the National Lawyers Guild, alongside the National...
FAQ on Refusing Illegal Orders
This FAQ (drafted by members of the MLTF) can also be found in printable PDF format here: Illegal Orders FAQ - 11NOV2025 DoD Instruction 1325.06 permits a servicemember to possess a single copy of this document. FAQs on refusing illegal orders Version 2 – released...