Today’s guest post is from my former student, Greg Speirs, someone Lawfire readers have gotten to know (see here, here, and here). In this essay Greg rather thoroughly deconstructs an ill-considered post appearing on...
In a democracy that wants and needs a non-partisan military, shouldn’t active-duty servicemembers avoid creating, in advance of a divisive and hotly-contested election (or any election), the impression that the armed forces has a...
Recently the media (see here and here) reported on a move by several civilian attorneys and former judge advocates to offer what they describe as “second opinions” to “military and National Guard members who...
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...
Today’s post is the result of a query I received from a Duke Law grad who is a military lawyer (called a “judge advocate” or “JAG” in military parlance). She’s returning from an overseas...
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...
Horrified by the tragic death of George Floyd, Americans showed widespread agreement about the need for serious police reform. But how should it proceed? How can we avoid having the best of intentions go...
In a speech Monday evening, President Trump declared “All Americans were rightly sickened and revolted by the brutal death of George Floyd” and said he was “mobilizing all available, federal resources, civilian and military,...
Today’s guest post is from Maj. Chase Gunnell of the law faculty at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Chase grapples with the implications of the recent decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to...
In the American Bar Association (ABA) Journal, Kristen Smith argues “The case for the International Criminal Court: Why it deserves our support.” She highlights the merits of the ICC, and while she does note...
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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