(June 23, 2025) This statement can also be viewed/printed in PDF format here The Military Law Task Force of the National...
Analysis & Opinion
All other opinions reflect only the views of the author unless otherwise stated.
Military Law Task Force Responds to the Supreme Court Ruling on Transgender Service
On Tuesday, May 6, the Supreme Court weighed in on the issue of transgender military service. Its unsigned opinion reversed a...
The Brandon Act Increases Access to Mental Health Evaluations
This article was first published in the Summer 2023 issue of On Watch. By Kathleen Gilberd In June of 2018, 21-year old...
Military DEI: More perception than reality
This article was first published in the Summer 2023 issue of On Watch. By Chris Lombardi If only the military were nearly as...
The Struggle Against Racism Within the U.S. Military – A Lived Experience
This article was first published in the Summer 2023 issue of On Watch. By Jonathan W. Hutto, Sr. In the aftermath of the...
Appeal for Your Support
o ensure that the MLTF can fulfill its mission of keeping a critical legal eye on the US military...
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...
MLTF Responds to New DoD Instruction on Extremism
The MLTF has released the following statement about the DoD's Dec. 20 release of an updated instruction on extremism in the...
Afghanistan – Lessons Ignored or Forgotten
By David Gespass What we are now witnessing in Afghanistan is not just Biden’s fault. It certainly appears that the departure...
Fort Hood: A Toxic Culture
By Jeff Lake Following the April 2020 murder of Vanessa Guillen at Fort Hood at the hands of another soldier, the military was...
Minor Changes on Milpersman Reveal Navy Bias Against Conscientious Objectors
By Bill Galvin In December the Navy issued new conscientious objector regulations, Milpersman 1900-020. It is essentially the...
Supreme Court refuses to weigh constitutionality of male-only draft
“Worst news in years for opponents of the draft and draft registration” Editor's Note: Due to the timely and critical nature...
Trump’s Illegal Use of Military Against Anti-Racist Uprisings Portends Battles Ahead
Sidebar: See MLTF Statement on Use of National Guard for Anti-Racism Protests. BY MARJORIE COHN | ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED AT...
National Commission Recommendation Features Creeping Militarism
BY LIBBY FRANK The National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service was created by the National Defense...
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