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How Ruth Bader Ginsburg helped end the military’s policy of forced abortion
Before 1970, women serving in the military were discharged for becoming mothers. This meant that pregnant women in uniform were forced to make a choice: Leave the military to become mothers or risk an illegal (and then-dangerous) abortion
How Ruth Bader Ginsburg helped end the military’s policy of forced abortion
Before 1970, women serving in the military were discharged for becoming mothers. This meant that pregnant women in uniform were forced to make a choice: Leave the military to become mothers or risk an illegal (and then-dangerous) abortion
The DoJ is dropping the case against former national security adviser Michael Flynn
The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday abruptly sought to drop the criminal charges against President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn, following mounting pressure from Trump's political allies on the right
Flashbangs are ‘weapons of mass death and destruction,’ North Carolina Supreme Court rules
The Supreme Court of North Carolina recently ruled that flashbangs — which are often used by law enforcement agencies and the military to clear rooms — are not, in fact, non-lethal stun grenades but actually weapons of "mass death and destruction."
Military retirees can be court-martialed after all, appeals court decides
In the latest turn of a dramatic and winding court saga, a naval appeals court has released a split decision finding that a Navy retiree was properly court-martialed and convicted for a crime committed after he had left active duty
Supreme Court to consider whether military personnel can be prosecuted for rape long after the crime occurred
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider whether military personnel can be prosecuted for rape long after the crime occurred in an appeal by President Donald Trump's administration of a lower court ruling that overturned the rape conviction of an Air Force captain
Afghan man behind 2016 New York and New Jersey bombings convicted for gun battle with NJ police
A New Jersey jury convicted Afghani immigrant Ahmad Khan Rahimi of attempted murder Tuesday for a 2016 Garden State gunfight with police as cops hunted the suspect in an earlier bombing in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood
Court withdraws controversial legal opinion that determined court-martialing military retirees was unconstitutional
The Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals will reconsider the case of Stephen Begani, a retired Navy chief petty officer who faced a court-martial after leaving the military. The court also withdrew its July 31 opinion on court-martialing retirees, according to an Oct. 1 order
The VA may be forced to pay billions in veterans’ ER bills after court ruling
A federal court has ruled that the Department of Veterans Affairs wrongly denied reimbursements to veterans who received emergency medical care at non-VA facilities, a decision that could result in payouts to veterans totaling billions
Dying of cancer, this Green Beret has one last mission: Getting Congress to fight for military medical malpractice reform
For the last year a terminally ill Green Beret has been travelling to Washington, D.C., to try to rally congressional support to change the Feres Doctrine. Is Congress answering his call?
A Montana judge hit 2 offenders with a deeply fitting punishment for stolen valor
Talk about a punishment that fits the crime
These NJ police officers were harassed by their bosses over their military service. They sued the department and won
Bloomfield, New Jersey police officers won $1 million in damages after a jury found they were discriminated against by department officials for nearly a decade because they served in the military
Drug rehab counselor charged with murder in Navy man’s fentanyl overdose death
Two years after a Navy man died from an overdose said to be linked to fentanyl-laced pills, local authorities have charged a drug rehab specialist with murder, accusing her of being a supplier in a chain that put the potent drug in the sailor's hands
Supreme Court rules that Maryland ‘Peace Cross’ honoring WWI military dead may remain standing
A 40-foot-tall (12 meters) cross-shaped war memorial standing on public land in Maryland does not constitute government endorsement of religion, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday
The push to finally allow troops to sue the military over medical malpractice just got a major boost in Congress
A senator has taken up the cause to negate a controversial court ruling that bars service members from suing the federal government in cases of medical malpractice by military doctors
Immigration rules designed to protect US veterans are often ignored by law enforcement, GAO finds
A five-year review of how the government deals with veterans with immigration issues shows that laws designed to give more protection to those who served in the military are spottily enforced
Judge approves negligence lawsuit against Air Force and Pentagon by victims of 2017 Sutherland Springs church massacre
A Texas judge has ruled that a negligence lawsuit against the U.S. Air Force and the Department of Defense filed by victims of the Sutherland Springs church massacre in 2017 can go forward
Marine vet police officer claims his department discriminated against him for seeking PTSD treatment
Former police officer Jason Cooling has sued the city of Torrington, claiming the Police Department failed to appropriately accommodate his efforts and created a hostile, threatening work environment as he dealt with post-traumatic stress disorder stemming from his service in Iraq and Afghanistan
Supreme Court refuses to hear yet another challenge to the controversial Feres Doctrine on military medical malpractice
The Supreme Court on Monday denied a petition to hear a wrongful death case involving the controversial Feres Doctrine; a major blow to advocates seeking to undo the 69-year-old legal rule.
The Justice Department is challenging a ruling that found the US male-only draft unconstitutional
The Justice Department has appealed a Texas judge's ruling that the country's male-only draft registration system is unconstitutional
A disabled Marine vet was arrested for using a handicapped parking space. He sued the US government and won
A disabled U.S. Marines veteran has received a $250,000 settlement from the U.S. government after a national park park ranger allegedly used excessive force to arrest him over the use of a handicapped parking space
Stolen Valor Will Now Get You Up To A Year In The Slammer, And Other Major UCMJ Changes That Took Effect This Year
Congress passed its most sweeping reforms to the Uniform Code of Military Justice in decades in 2016, but it didn't take effect until Jan. 1 of this year. Here's what you need to know
Reports: The Trump Administration Wants To Weaken A Major Financial Protection For Service Members
The Trump administration wants to get rid of a decade-old Military Lending Act designed to protect service members from predatory...
A Sailor Did Prison Time Over Classified Photos. Now He’s Suing The Government Because Others Didn’t
A former Connecticut sailor is seeking to sue the Department of Justice, former President Barack Obama, former FBI director James...
Why Did The Military Keep A Neo-Nazi Marine But Boot That ‘Commie Cadet’?
Editor's note: Since publication of this article, the Marine Corps has confirmed that Lance Cpl. — now Pvt. — Vasillios...