The September Army Lawyer is online. There are five articles of interest to MJ practitioners. Army Review Boards and Military Personnel Law Practice and Procedure, this is by Jan Serene, he is a master of these issues so civilian practitioners can gain some good insight here. Non-Deployable: The Court-Martial System in Combat from 2001 to…
Continue reading ›The August Army Lawyer is online. My initial look found this one article of potential interest to MJWonks. Warrior King: The Triumph and Betrayal of an American Commander in Iraq, by LTC Nathan Sassaman. Retired Lieutenant Colonel Nathan Sassaman believes in winning.3 He won as West Point’s quarterback, and he preached the virtue of rising…
Continue reading ›In the July Army Lawyer Judge McDonald has some comments based on his first year on the bench. (I have noted over the years that it takes most judges about a year to get their relative bearing.) I think we can all echo his comments and find a myriad of examples from our own and…
Continue reading ›Here is a link to the July Army Lawyer. “I Won’t Participate in an Illegal War”: Military Objectors, the Nuremberg Defense, and the Obligation to Refuse Illegal Orders United States v. Blazier: So Exactly Who Needs an Invitation to the Dance? Substantive Crimes and Defenses Lesser Included Offenses Update: United States v. Jones
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Continue reading ›Here are the military justice related articles in the new Army Lawyer. Searching for Reasonableness—The Supreme Court Revisits the Fourth Amendment “I’ve Got to Admit It’s Getting Better”*: New Developments in Post-Trial The Impact of Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts on Admissibility of Forensic Test Results at Courts-Martial Armed for the Attack: Recent Developments in Impeachment Evidence…
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