#military-law

#military-law

Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly sued Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday, warning that the Pentagon's effort to punish him "sends a chilling message" to veterans who speak out against the Trump administration. Hegseth accused Kelly of "seditious" acts after Kelly publicly reminded US service members that they are not required to follow illegal orders. The Pentagon's actions against Kelly have troubling implications for the political speech of millions ofveterans, military law experts said.

Well, let me explain this as plainly as I can. This is a question about what would a reasonable person think under these circumstances. Is that the standard? Stewart cut in. That's the standard, Kelly confirmed. It's not nuanced. It's not complicated. If a reasonable person would think that this thing that they are asking me to do is illegal, you have an obligation it's not an option you have an obligation not to follow those orders.

This all started in September, when Secretary Hegseth ordered the military to strike a boat to strike a boat that he said was carrying drugs to the United States. Ever since, he's been ordering more and more and more strikes, proudly announcing at least 20 strikes that have killed more than 80 people at sea. We could stop there and have plenty to talk about, but the picture has gotten a lot worse.

* Lower court judges face escalating threats, so they will receive NO additional security. But Congress will increase Supreme Court security so they can safely continue to put lower court judges at risk. [ ABA Journal] * UK getting rid of jury trials for most crimes in order to clear backlog. [ Legal Cheek] * Lawyer arrested as cruise turns into fight club. [ The Independent] * Trump administration threats against Senator Kelly face "hurdles" to the extent Kelly... committed no crime when he accurately described military law. [ Reuters]

"All orders, lawful orders are presumed to be legal by our service members. You can't have a functioning military if there is disorder and chaos within the ranks," Leavitt said.

United States President Donald Trump has floated the possibility of the death penalty for a group of Democratic Congress members who called upon the military and intelligence community to refuse illegal orders. He also suggested he would be in favour of imprisoning the Democrats for their statement. list of 3 itemsend of list This is really bad, and Dangerous to our Country. Their words cannot be allowed to stand. SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR FROM TRAITORS!!! LOCK THEM UP???

Bruce Afran argues that deploying military forces against civilians is unconstitutional in situations not resembling a true state of domestic insurrection.