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James M. Branum
MLTF Training Series CLE #2 – Ethics
Our second session in our year-long series of continuing legal education seminars introducing military law to civilian...
Statement: Overturn of Roe v. Wade’s Effects on Women in the Military and Military Families
NLG MILITARY LAW TASK FORCE STATEMENT ith its disastrous decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the...
CLE Training: The Limits of the Illegal Orders Defense
MP3 Audio of Presentation Possible Alternative Protections Under Military Law during the 2020 Presidential Election and its...
CLE Training: Help National Guard members avoid deployment against anti-racist protesters in US cities
NOTE: This CLE (continuing legal education) seminar is free to watch at the link below. If you wish to receive a certificate...
Activist Training: What to say to National Guard Members facing orders to deploy against Anti-Racist protesters
What Do You Say to National Guard MembersWho Don’t Want to Deploy Against Anti-Racist Protesters?Where Do You Send Them for...
Deployed to the Border: A Test of Conscience for GI’s
[download id="3918"] Use the button to download a PDF version of this memo for offline reading/printing. Download and print...
Understanding and Dealing with Defenses, Mitigation, Extenuation and Aggravation for US Military Absence Offenses – Part 1
by James M. Branum Introduction It is easy for attorneys to get into ruts, to assume that we understand everything that we...
CLE on Military Law Topics with James M. Branum, Dec. 29, 1-3 pm CST
MLTF and CCA host End of Year CLE on Military Law Topics -- Webcast December 29th, 1-3 pm CST, On demand download after the...
Iraq War Resister Kimberly Rivera sentenced to 14 months in military prison after deportation by Harper government
Press release from the War Resisters Support Campaign of Canada
CLE: US Army AWOL – Tips for Civilian Defense Attorneys
The Military Law Task of the National Lawyers Guild along with the Southwest and Texoma regions of the National Lawyers Guild...
CLE: US Army AWOL – Tips for civilian defense attorneys
The Military Law Task of the National Lawyers Guild along with the Southwest and Texoma regions of the National Lawyers Guild...
Letter writing campaign for Iraq War Resister Kimberly Rivera
This message is from the Kimberly Rivera Support Committee. Dear friends, We are writing to you on behalf of Kimberly...
A message from our outgoing MLTF Chair
Dear MLTF members, I am writing to let you all know about a recent change in our MLTF officers. After serving for a little...
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