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Here is Gene Fidell’s comment on H.R. 569, which asks be named in honor of former Chief Judge Robinson O. Everett.

The Volokh Conspiracy is reporting on an interesting obscenity conviction in the Fourth Circuit. The cautionary tale – do not blog, chat, email, or in any other way discuss through the internet your secret fantasy of what you’d like to do with a child sexually. Besides being a very very obnoxious, unwholesome, and disgusting idea,…

Here is a link to Volume 63, Air Force Law Review. There are two articles of interest to military justice practitioners. DEPOSITIONS AND A CASE CALLED SAVARD ……………………………….. 1 Colonel Mark L. Allred, USAF MULTIPLICITY: RECONCILING THE MANUAL FOR COURTS-MARTIAL ……………………………………………………………………… 23 Major Christopher S. Morgan, USAF

Here is a link to the Spring 2009 issue of The Reporter. There are three items of interest to military justice practitioners. JUDGE-ONLY SENTENCING: Judicial Power Grab? Major Brian M. Thompson CONVENING AUTHORITY ACTIONS: Why It’s More Important Than Ever to Get Them Right Major Jeremy S. Weber DISCLOSING CLIENT CONFIDENCES: Even a Casual Conversation…

One of OSI’s “most wanted” has been captured. Lakenheath airman convicted of possessing child porn is arrested after 8 months on the lam. Stars & Stripes, 5 June 2009. A law enforcement team — led by the Air Force Office of Special Investigations — apprehended Airman Jeremy Parrot in the town of Ipswich just a…

United States v. Nance, __ M.J. ___, No. 09-0164/AF (C.A.A.F. June 3, 2009). This case fits within the never ending discussion of what is enough for a provident plea. How much must the accused say, to what extent can the military judge ask leading questions, and what is the effect of the usual “no questions”…

Having represented numerous recruiters I’m aware that productivity is everything, and that creative “incentives” are often developed. But . . . Police have arrested a Marine Corps recruiter on charges of felony pimping and kidnapping and are looking into whether he used sex with a 14-year-old girl to entice potential recruits. Police say Recruiter Pimped…

A Navy chaplain who served aboard the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson was found guilty Monday of raping a young enlisted woman. The woman Dillman raped said that he befriended her after she came to him seeking help with problems. She said he attacked her in his apartment one afternoon after they had worked out together.…

It’s not hard to believe recruiters might go to any lengths to complete mission, having represented a lot of recruiters and also those who claim they were improperly recruited. But does this not take the cake? Not only the recruiter, but MEPS, and he got through boot-camp. Rick Rogers, Case stirs military recruiting questions: Autistic…

Here is the Federal Register for CAAF rule changes.