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Hegseth also suspended his security clearance and protective detail and ordered a review of Milley’s conduct, which could result in his court-martial.
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Varad Mehta, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
The judge advocates general have overall responsibility for a wide array of legal matters within their respective service; topics range from the military’s court-martial system to determinations about permissible use of force by troops, whether deployed domestically or overseas.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
During the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, desertions and courts-martial were rare, even after years of stalemate.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Judge Finds Sailor Not Guilty in Fire That Destroyed $1.2 Billion Navy Ship
Mays was found not guilty at his court-martial in 2022, and ProPublica sued that year over the Navy’s refusal to release any court documents associated with his case.
—Ziva Branstetter, ProPublica, 29 Jan. 2025
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Varad Mehta, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
The judge advocates general have overall responsibility for a wide array of legal matters within their respective service; topics range from the military’s court-martial system to determinations about permissible use of force by troops, whether deployed domestically or overseas.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
During the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, desertions and courts-martial were rare, even after years of stalemate.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Judge Finds Sailor Not Guilty in Fire That Destroyed $1.2 Billion Navy Ship
Mays was found not guilty at his court-martial in 2022, and ProPublica sued that year over the Navy’s refusal to release any court documents associated with his case.
—Ziva Branstetter, ProPublica, 29 Jan. 2025
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The supreme court has already issued a temporary order freezing Bar’s dismissal.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2025
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Read more Judge Chutkan strikes blow against Elon Musk's DOGE Supreme Court will save Trump's political plans—analyst Will the supreme court overturn birthright citizenship?—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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But in a surprising decision in 2023, the high court declined an invitation to reshape Section 2 of the landmark voting law and invalidated Alabama's congressional map drawn by Republican lawmakers after the 2020 Census.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2025
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This high court typically has tried to avoid immigration disputes, but Trump's team aims to force its hand.—
Marc Caputo,
Axios,
19 Mar. 2025
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The show is set in 15th century Europe at a time of inquisition, a time when heretics are burned at the stake and it is essentially forbidden to look at the stars.—
Rafael Motamayor,
IndieWire,
15 Mar. 2025
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More snarky inquisitions continue deep into the episode when Morton hosts a lavish birthday party at her Atlanta mansion and both Williams and Kenya Moore, who’s noticeably been omitted from the season’s promo images, are introduced to the show’s new crew.—
Brande Victorian,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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Each of them struggles with their foreign agent status, hiring lawyers to represent them in kangaroo courts where the verdict has been pre-determined.—
Jordan Mintzer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Feb. 2025
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The kangaroo court elevated Indiana and BYU past Tennessee this week despite the Vols winning comfortably against Mississippi State and the Hoosiers and Cougars gutting out close wins against unranked opponents on the road.—
Blake Toppmeyer,
The Tennessean,
14 Nov. 2024
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In December 2020, the Supreme Court held him in contempt of court for allegedly disparaging the judiciary and judges in his social media posts.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN,
25 Mar. 2025
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The bill also would require the judiciary to recommend whether a similar program should be implemented in Baltimore City.—
Brooke Conrad,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Mar. 2025
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Either approach could spark legal disputes before an international tribunal.—
Daniel Ackerman,
NPR,
27 Mar. 2025
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The creation of the ICPA was also the first step towards establishing an ad-hoc tribunal for the crime of aggression.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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