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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Upcoming People’s Academy Course: Duty to Disobey Illegal Orders & Individual Responsibility
The following announcement was sent to us by long-time MLTF member Marjorie Cohn, dean of the Monique and Roland Weyl People’s Academy of International Law. One of the speakers for this upcoming course, is MLTF steering committee member James M. Branum. Join the...
Soldiers Must Disobey Unlawful Orders Under Trump — It’s Their Legal Duty
Analysis by Marjorie Cohn Reprinted with permission from Truthout (Nov. 25, 2025) The courageous action of six Democratic members of Congress has thrust into the national discourse the duty of military and CIA personnel to disobey Donald Trump’s illegal orders. As the...
Position Paper: In defense of Senator Mark Kelly and others who speak about the defense of Illegal Orders Under Military Law
The following position paper explains in more detail why the Military Law Task Force recently issued a statement in support of Senator Mark Kelly. The Military Law Task Force condemns Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s actions to punish Senator Mark Kelly for restating a...
Draft Counselor 101 Training – Feb. 8, 2026
MLTF steering committee member James M. Branum will be teaching the first session of a three-class Draft Counselor training program on February 8, 2026. It will be held in person in Oklahoma City at Joy Mennonite Church, 504 NE 16th St, but will also be available for...
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...