The Debate Over ‘Illegal Orders’ Misses the One Group That Can’t Speak: Today’s Troops The national back-and-forth over what public leaders can or shouldn’t say about “illegal orders” has dominated headlines for...
When Lawmakers Lecture the Military: Why the “Unlawful Orders” Video Invites Confusion A group of Democratic lawmakers released a video telling service members they must refuse unlawful orders, a message that is...
The Feres Doctrine, Part III: Calls For Reform Feres has survived for decades despite criticism from judges across the ideological spectrum and repeated attempts in...
The Feres Doctrine, Part II: The Human Cost Behind the legal phrase “incident to service” are families left without justice. From a Navy nurse who died in childbirth to...
The Feres Doctrine, Part I: How It Took Root The Feres doctrine began as a narrow judicial limitation on the Federal Tort Claims Act but has grown into a rule that blocks...
Study: 2025 is One of Deadliest Years for Veterans on Death Row Veterans receiving the death penalty continues to be a controversial issue and 2025 is shaping up to be one of the deadliest...
Victims of Alleged Sexual Misconduct at Fort Hood to Take Legal Action Against Army The new allegations at Fort Hood come the same year as another Army doctor, Maj. Michael Stockin, was sentenced to prison for...
Judge Rejects Feds' Request to Reverse Release of Afghan Interpreter for US Military The U.S. government has argued the man — who they have called a risk to national security and the subject of serious criminal...
Appeals Court Allows Trump’s Portland Troop Deployment for Now A divided court in San Francisco on Monday lifted an order earlier this month that blocked the deployment of 200 Oregon...
‘My Secret Informant Love’: Ex-Army Officer Leaked Russia-Ukraine War Secrets on Dating Site A retired Army officer who worked as a civilian for the Air Force is heading to prison after he conspired to share classified...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
