Can military academies have admissions policies that, if utilized by civilian educational institutions, would be considered unconstitutional? On June 29th the Supreme Court decided an important case about affirmative action admission policies that indirectly...
What could Congress’ repeal of the military vaccine mandate mean for morale and discipline in the armed forces? Should those who were separated for failing to obey vaccine orders be reinstated? These and related...
As many Lawfire® readers know, there is a controversial proposal in Congress to radically change the Uniform Code of Military Justice by outsourcing to staff legal officers key aspects of what historically has been the...
′Should mental health practitioners give the media opinions about the mental health of public figures they’ve never examined? Do we want such ‘diagnoses’ to become the next weapon of political warfare? Would doing so...
If you espouse the tenets of one of the world’s largest religions, could the Pentagon still brand you as exhibiting “extremist behavior” even if you break no law or violate any policy? How about...
Secretary of Defense (SecDef) Lloyd Austin is understandably concerned about, as he characterized them, “actions associated with extremist or dissident ideologies” within the armed forces. Consequently, he’s ordered ”commanding officers and supervisors at all...
Today’s post is by Cornell Law’s adjunct professor Brian Lee Cox who grapples with the fallout following what he rightly calls the “deplorable siege on the United States Capitol” last month. Specifically, Brian focuses...
How should public pronouncements by retired general and flag officers (GFOs) on controversial issues be viewed by the citizenry? A case study is found in Risa Brooks’ and Michael Robinson’s recent essay on War...
Is a recent post Andy Wright, who served in the Obama White House Counsel’s office, worries that the July 9th Supreme Court decision in Trump v. Mazars will operate to “give the attorney-client privilege...
This summer has seen headlines about armed groups such as “Injuries reported after armed militias clash at Louisville protest” and “Armed Neighborhood Groups Form in the Absence of Police Protection”. What can government authorities...
Charles J. Dunlap Jr., the former deputy judge advocate general of the United States Air Force, joined the Duke Law faculty in July 2010 where he is a professor of the practice of law and Executive Director of the Center on Law, Ethics and National Security.
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