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Top military court rules troops don’t have right to unanimous verdicts
U.S. troops are the country’s only constituency not afforded the same constitutional rights as defendants in civilian courts.
Manslaughter charges against MARSOC corpsman dropped by military judge
The court found that a top Marine lawyer made "threatening" statements that sabotaged any chance for a fair trial.
By Todd South
Colonel’s ‘threatening’ comments cast doubt on fair trial, claim Raiders, corpsman charged with manslaughter
The manslaughter trials for three defendants have been delayed following alleged "threatening" comments made by a Marine colonel.
By Todd South
Bob Dole, WWII veteran and longtime public servant, dies at 98
His wife, Elizabeth Dole, posted the announcement Sunday on Twitter.
Military justice reform must ensure Special Victim prosecutors are under civilian control
Without this, a decade’s effort at military justice reform will be in jeopardy.
By Jackie Speier and Lynn Rosenthal
Website launched for all active-duty Marines looking to compete in esports
Marine Corps Gaming is the service branch’s unofficial platform to connect Marines to military esports and to one another.
By Jared Morgan
Air Reserve test pilot, a 16-year Marine vet, killed in traffic accident
Maj. Aaron “Amber” Frey, 42, from Evergreen, Colorado, was assigned to the 370th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
Former Marine captain cleared in 2011 corpse urination video calls decision ‘vindicating’
It took seven years for the charges to be cleared.
By Todd South
Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld dies at 88
Rumsfeld is the only person to serve twice as Pentagon chief. The first time, in 1975-77, he was the youngest ever. The next time, in 2001-06, he was the oldest.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Military justice changes must go beyond sex cases, says senator
Top Pentagon officials and key lawmakers are open to the sexual assault shift, but they say applying it more broadly requires far more study and debate.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Jury selected in trial of Marine Raider charged in Green Beret’s death
The Marine gunnery sergeant faces a life sentence if convicted of murder in the strangulation death of Army Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar in 2017.
By Todd South