MLTF’s 2020 NLG Convention Literature Table
Welcome to the virtual literature table for the 2020 NLG convention! The video below gives you a short introduction to our committee. Our quarterly law journal Now in its 31st year! Memos and Guides
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NLG releases statement on illegal U.S. actions in Middle East that violate international law
NLG’s International Committee, with some imput from MLTF, crafted this statement on recent US actions in Iran, issued today by our parent organization, the National Lawyers Guild. Excerpt: “We call on our members and all people of conscience to mobilize in opposition…Read More »
MLTF’s ‘Discharge Upgrades’ memo gets substantive update
The MLTF has updated its Discharge Upgrades memo to include important changes in Discharge Review Board and Board for Correction of Military Records policies. Several Department of Defense memoranda written in the last three years encourage the Boards to give more “liberal…Read More »
Programs and Services
The Task Force engages in ongoing legal research, education and support work, and offers a number of resources designed to aid understanding of military law, the role of the military in a free democracy, and the rights of military personnel and veterans.…Read More »
Presidential Pardons Destroy Accountability for Criminal Behavior on the Battlefield
By David Gespass Donald Trump has put the issue of criminal behavior on the battlefield squarely before the world with his pardons of 1st Lt. Clint Lorance and Maj. Matthew Golsteyn and his ensuring that Chief Edward Gallagher will retire as a…Read More »
History
The Military Law Task Force was formed in the 1970s in Washington, D.C. when Jim Klimaski, Mike Gaffney, and Keith Snyder first began publishing ON WATCH. In 1978, Kathy Gilberd became chair and the office was moved to San Diego, California. The…Read More »
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