The organizers of #JusticeForVanessaGuillen (#JusticiaforVanessa) has just sent out an education and action packet about a demonstration on July 21 in DC (and virtually everywhere) demanding justice for the Army soldier killed at Ft. Hood after being repeatedly sexually harassed. MLTF supports…Read More »
The members of the Military Law Task Force of the National Lawyers Guild wish to express our deepest condolences to the family of Spc. Vanessa Guillen. Ms. Guillen was stationed at Fort Hood, Texas and disappeared on April 22, 2020. Her remains…Read More »
BY SABRINA MEROLD Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt from a longer legal memorandum which will be available on this website soon. Introduction Sexual assault has continued to be a serious problem in the armed forces, and rates of Service members reporting…Read More »
BY KATHLEEN GILBERD On May 2, 2019 the Department of Defense (DoD) released its congressionally-mandated report on sexual assault in the military for fiscal year 2018. The executive summary and introduction are available at nlgmltf.org/military–law/2019/military–annual–report–sexual–assault/. While the report praised existing…Read More »
On May 2, 2019, the Department of Defense (DoD) released its congressionally-mandated report on sexual assault in the military for fiscal year 2018. You can read the report here (PDF)
MLTF’s memo “Challenging Military Sexual Violence: A Guide to Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Policies in the U.S. Armed Forces for Servicemembers, MSV Survivors and Their Advocates” has been updated and republished.
The Department of Defense has issued a new guidance on discharge upgrade applications based on mental health conditions, traumatic brain injury, sexual assault, and sexual harassment. In the past few years, the department has issued guidance for consideration of post-traumatic stress disorder…Read More »
By Kathleen Gilberd Published in the Winter 2016 issue of On Watch. MLTF Resources on Military Sexual Violence MLTF has an extensive guide to Military Sexual Violence available on our website. The MSV Guide was published in 2014 (prior to the changes noted…Read More »