Bulletins & Upcoming Events:
- Petition launched to support survivor of Military Recruiter Abuse
- New! – Support the MLTF on Giving Tuesday
- RECORDING: MLTF Annual Members Meeting (November 13, 2023)
- RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE – Online CLE: Military Resistance and the Law (November 13, 2023)
- Resources & Analysis regarding the Israel-Hamas War
- Updated Memo – The Right of Dissent and Protests in the military
- 2023 GoFundMe fundraiser to support the work of the MLTF
- On Watch archives are now updated (most recent issues from 2021-2023 are now online, plus many older issues)
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Providing independent legal information and services to lawyers and legal workers, active-duty servicemembers, reservists, veterans and their families since 1969.
A standing project of the National Lawyers Guild (NLG), we’re attorneys, legal workers, law students and “barracks lawyers”. We work on military law issues, assist counselors working directly with service members (GI’s), and train and mentor counselors and beginning military law attorneys. The MLTF is concerned with all aspects of military law and policy. We produce training materials and publish our findings in our legal journal, On Watch.
The MLTF is not part of, or affiliated with, the US military, or any government entity.
L News & Updates – the MLTF BLog & Updates
Responses to Reprisals for Sexual Assault Reports
December 2019 By Sabrina Merold Sexual assault has continued to be a serious problem in the armed forces and rates of Service members reporting sexual assault are on the rise. The most recent report from the Department of Defense (DoD) on Sexual Assault in the...
White Supremacy and Racism in the Military
By Kathleen Gilberd Memo compiled from On Watch articles and updated, September 2021 White supremacy and extremism in the armed forces (Issue 32.3, Fall 2021) Recognizing and challenging racism within the military (Issue 31.4, Winter 2020) New DoD military Equal...
Military Patients’ Rights
Updated September 2021 By Kathleen Gilberd Counselors and attorneys hear many accounts about denial of military medical care and inadequate care—soldiers whose serious health problems are never evaluated, incorrectly diagnosed, or mistreated. Servicemembers generally...
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 was bungled, but the failures in Afghanistan are bipartisan and go back more than forty years. They began with Jimmy Carter and the CIA’s...
Lawsuit Prompts Modification of DoD Dissent Instruction Relating to National Guard
The following press release refers to a case in which MLTF member James M. Branum was one of the two attorneys representing Captain Kennedy. Read the National Guard memorandum (PDF): Kennedy-v-Paul_Defendants-Motion-to-Dismiss_Exhibit-3Download See previous stories on...
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 forced -- thanks to organizing by her family and the resulting public outcry -- to appoint an independent commission to investigate...
On Watch: Military Law Journal
On Watch is our journal on military law. Articles range from military law practice, political analysis, GI Rights instruction for lay counselors, book reviews, and more. Join or subscribe to get each issue as soon as its published.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Content is subject to revision based on changes in military policy and federal law. We strive to provide up-to-date information, but please ensure you have the most recent memo or advisory before taking action. If you have questions, please contact us.
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Military Law Memos
Important developments in military law.
On Watch
Our legal journal providing “critical perspectives on military law” since 1977.
Military Law Practice & Training
Information and resources for attorneys and law students.
Analysis & Opinion
All other opinions reflect only the views of the author unless otherwise stated.
GI Rights & Counseling
Self help for servicemembers, training for lawyers and lay counselors.
Advocacy & News
Current events and activism worth paying attention to.
Resources
Fact sheets, manuals, flyers, and more, produced by the MLTF.