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I have posted about various federal law suits by military officers seeking to avoid deployments because they do not believe President Obama is lawfully the present – here, here, and here. In one of those posts I asked the question about possible sanctions against the plaintiff and/or the plaintiffs lawyer for bringing frivolous law suits.…

Bobby Gifford has been kind enough to point our attention to this article. COURT-MARTIAL JURISDICTION OVER RETIREES UNDER ARTICLES 2(4) AND 2(6): TIME TO LIGHTEN UP AND TIGHTEN UP? By J. Mackey Ives & LTC(R) Michael J. Davidson, 175 Mil. L. Rev. 1 (March 2003) “In contrast, retired reservists are only subject to military jurisdiction…

Quite a few people are twittering and blogging about Congressman Joe Wilson’s recent behavior during the President’s speech to Congress. The basic claim is that he is subject to court-martial. Maybe, maybe not. Here is what he has on his biography on his official site: Throughout his life, Joe has also had a tremendous passion…

Lesbian GI Seeks Asylum in Canada September 10, 2009, Agence France-Presse, reported on Military.com A lesbian who deserted the U.S. military has requested asylum in Canada, claiming she faced harassment and death threats from fellow Soldiers over her sexual orientation, media said Wednesday.

Lejeune corpsman pleads guilty during court martial September 09, 2009 7:18 PM, AMANDA HICKEY, JDNews.com A Camp Lejeune hospital corpsman pleaded guilty Wednesday during special court martial proceedings to reckless endangerment for pointing a pistol at the chest of a lance corporal while deployed to Iraq. See the earlier post on DYTM.

For those who served at Navy Appellate Defense during the 1990’s (or I suppose Appellate Government, or Code 40, or Code 20, or NMCCA, oops and CAAF), the case United States v. Zander, 48 M.J. 558(N.M. Ct. Crim. App. 1997), rev. denied 48 M.J. 18 (C.A.A.F. 1997), will mean something. So, here are his most…

The “birthers” within the military community continue their legal quest to have President Obama declared not legally president and for their orders to active duty cancelled. Here is the initial part of a pleading filed on behalf of a medical doctor called to active duty with a 5 September report date. Plaintiff Captain Dr. Connie…

“The Lincoln Log On This Day.” Telegraph – Herald (Dubuque). Telegraph Herald (Dubuque). 2009. HighBeam Research. 29 Aug. 2009 <http://www.highbeam.com>. August 13, 1863: President Lincoln writes to Judge Advocate General Joseph Holt regarding Major Alexander Montgomery’s dismissal from the Army. Montgomery allegedly remarked that “President Lincoln ought to have his dam’d black heart cut out…

Today’s New York Times has an article about fabricating DNA evidence in a laboratory. Unlike naturally-occurring DNA that could merely be planted at a crime scene, fabricated DNA would not require access to an original, physical specimen of a particular person’s DNA, so long as one had access to his DNA database profile. An excerpt…

Military.com is reporting: August 14, 2009 (The talk is reported here.) Associated Press A lecture by the woman who became the public face of the Abu Ghraib scandal was canceled Friday at the Library of Congress after threats caused concerns about staff safety. Former Army reservist Lynndie England had been scheduled to discuss her biography…