MLTF and CCA host End of Year CLE on Military Law Topics — Webcast December 29th, 1-3 pm CST, On demand download after the fact The Center for Conscience in Action and the Military Law Task Force of the National Lawyers Guild…Read More »
Swords to Plowshares has published a new self-help guide for veterans on discharge review, “Upgrading Your Discharge and Changing the Reason for Your Discharge.” It’s comprehensive, easy to understand, and covers the recent Hagel and Kurta memos on cases involving PTSD, TBI,…Read More »
By Jeff Lake The National Lawyers Guild held its 80th National Convention in Washington, D.C. on August 2-6, 2017. The Convention was highlighted by awards given to Oscar Lopez Rivera (Arthur Kinoy Award) and the Water Protector Legal Collective (Law for the…Read More »
By David L Parsons Published by The University of North Carolina Press Page Count: 176 Publication Year: 2017 Website Reviewed by Matthew Rinaldi The U.S. military, during its war in Vietnam, witnessed such a high level of disintegration that Col. Robert Heinl…Read More »
By Jim Klimaski Got my invitation to the preview of Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s new documentary. So I went. The ticket, which you had to pick up at the Kennedy Center just before the showing, gave you an indication to where this…Read More »
By Bill Galvin On July 12 the Department of Defense issued a new regulation for the adjudication of conscientious objector applications (DODI 1300.06). The new regulation is essentially the same, mostly word for word identical, but the Instruction itself has been rearranged.…Read More »
by Rena Guay Since election day, an anti-Trump movement has arisen and grown, as the president’s unstable, unconstitutional, racist, and simply bizarre pronouncements and policy-by-Tweet have jolted Americans into action to defend minorities, the sick or disabled and even democracy itself. Collectively,…Read More »
Update 3/28/18: In light of recent news of a newly revised trans ban by the Trump administration, we are preparing a new post on the current situation (as best we can assess it). That will be available soon. Please check back. On…Read More »