Turning Point: Even as Threats Still Loom, US Officials Raise Possibility of Defeating al-Qaida

Sep 1, 2011 9:12 AM CDT

Military Tribunals Draw No Flak

Sep 1, 2011 5:50 AM CDT

Change in GI Bill Hits Veteran Going to NYU Law School

An Iraq war veteran who was valedictorian of his college class expected the GI Bill and other programs would fully cover his tuition at New York University School of Law. But Garen Marshall received a rude awakening when he learned he won’t be covered by a grandfather clause in the…

Aug 31, 2011 7:22 PM CDT

Study Finds Racial Disparities in Military Death Penalty Are Worse than Civilian Side

A statistical study has found that minorities in the military are twice as likely to receive a death sentence as their white counterparts. The study, set to be published later this year, found the racial inequity is worse than known to exist in most civilian court systems, McClatchy Newspapers reports.…

Aug 29, 2011 12:41 PM CDT

Judge OKs Army Vet’s Suit Against Rumsfeld Over Torture Allegations

A federal judge this week allowed the case of an Army veteran who claims he was imprisoned and tortured by U.S. military in Iraq to move forward against former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. The vet, who isn’t identified in court documents, was working as a contractor for an American company…

Aug 4, 2011 11:10 AM CDT

Jenner & Block Wins 7th Circuit Qui Tam Dismissal 22 Years After Filing of First Suit in Dispute

Jenner & Block managing partner Susan Levy has been working to defeat claims stemming from a General Dynamics fighter jet contract for 22 years. On Tuesday, she saw another victory, when the Chicago-based 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld dismissal of a false claims suit based on the contract,…

Jul 29, 2011 4:04 PM CDT

9th Circuit Bars Enforcement of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

A federal appeals panel has issued an order that bars the government from enforcing its “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on gays in the military. The San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Court of Appeals acted on Wednesday in a case involving a constitutional challenge to the policy, report the New York…

Jul 7, 2011 12:32 PM CDT

Fort Hood Shooting Suspect, Maj. Nidal Hasan, to Face Court Martial, Possible Death Penalty

The suspect in the November 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood will be tried in a general court martial and could face the death penalty if convicted. This means that Major Nidal Hasan, 40, an Army psychiatrist, likely will not be able to make a plea bargain before trial concerning…

Jul 6, 2011 4:48 PM CDT

Deaths of 2 CIA Detainees Probed; Freezing Temperatures and Blunt Force May Be Cause

The U.S. Justice Department has launched a full-scale criminal investigation into the deaths of two detainees who died in CIA custody overseas. Attorney General Eric Holder authorized the investigation based on the recommendation of special prosecutor John Durham, report the New York Times and The BLT: The Blog of Legal…

Jul 1, 2011 12:07 PM CDT

Rumors of War Medals: The First Amendment May Protect Lying About Military Awards

Jul 1, 2011 8:00 AM CDT

ABA Home Front Website Helps Service Members Deal with Legal Matters

Jul 1, 2011 6:30 AM CDT

ABA Military Pro Bono Project Offers Civil Legal Assistance to US Service Members

Jun 1, 2011 8:20 AM CDT

Pentagon Defines Some Cyber Attacks as Acts of War, Finds Rules of Armed Conflict Apply

The Pentagon is preparing a report that concludes cyber attacks by another country could constitute an act of war meriting a military response. The report will conclude that the Laws of Armed Conflict apply in cyberspace as well as in traditional warfare, the Wall Street Journal reports. The newspaper’s sources…

May 31, 2011 12:41 PM CDT

Municipal Attorney’s Next Assignment: Military Counsel; ‘When the Navy Calls, You Go’

Married, a father and a name partner in a Colorado law firm, Carl McGuire seemingly had his life structure set. Then he got the news that he was headed to Afghanistan for a six-month Naval Reserves deployment. “When the Navy calls, you go,” he tells the Fort Morgan Times, noting…

May 24, 2011 6:34 PM CDT

Supreme Court Dispenses ‘Rough Equity’ in Ruling on State Secrets and a Jet Contract

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that neither the government nor two defense contractors can pursue billion-dollar claims in a contract dispute because of the possibility that state secrets will be revealed. Justice Antonin Scalia wrote the unanimous opinion (PDF) in the dispute over a stealth-fighter contract. The ruling, he…

May 23, 2011 5:29 PM CDT