Lawfire® readers know “Shortbursts” is an occasional feature that aims to bring you bursts of information on a variety of happenings you may find of interest. Today’s compilation includes a couple of recent events...
Former Secretary of Defense and retired Marine Corps general Jim Mattis made his views clear about the importance of a commander-centric military justice system earlier this year when he spoke at our 2021 Center...
I’m writing to report the very sad news that Col. W. Hays Parks, USMC (Ret.) passed away last week. Not only was he a friend of many decades, he was also a legendary international...
World-class speakers and panelists blessed LEN’s just-completed 26th Annual National Security Law conference. We could not have been more honored to have retired Marine general and former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis deliver the conference’s...
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...
Today’s post is by previous Lawfire® contributor, my friend Brian Lee Cox, who is an adjunct professor of law at Cornell Law School, a visiting scholar at Queen’s Law, and a retired U.S. Army...
Recently I’ve received information about legal careers in the Air Force, Army, and the National Security Agency that I wanted to pass on to law students – and others who may be interested in...
Today’s guest post is a real treat. With the gracious permission of the Army’s Judge Advocate General’s Corps, we’re able to present to you the 2020 Solf-Warren Lecture by Professor John Norton Moore. Professor...
With COVID-19 dominating the news these days, we can sometimes forget there are young Americans deployed ‘downrange’ for the fight against the still-dangerous Islamic State remnants – and to stand guard against Iran and...
Today’s post is an extremely important one as it gives us the often hard-to-get warfighter’s perspective on the much-discussed topic of ‘“lawfare” and legal operations. Air Force Maj. Gen. Barre R. Seguin is the...
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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