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The Pentagon is undergoing a sharp and controversial shift in how it handles legal counsel—especially military Judge Advocates General (JAGs)—just as the Department of Defense moves forward with expanded deployments and operations. Recent actions by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are raising serious alarm among military legal experts and veterans alike. What’s happening: JAGs squeezed out of the decision loop Top uniformed legal leaders removed or demoted. Hegseth has pushed

Nearly 170 doctors, psychologists, and health professionals who have worked in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) are sounding the...

This article was originally posted on The Hill. Read the original here. President Trump has taken the counter-drug fight out of the realm of law enforcement and into the world of armed combat. In so doing, he may have fired the opening shot in an undeclared war on Venezuela. The administration argues that 100,000 American deaths per year from cocaine and fentanyl overdose constitutes an existential terrorist threat, and this makes a boat allegedly smuggling illicit drugs a le

The following was originally published in Just Security by one of our veteran partners. Read the original article here. The U.S. military...

This article was originally published in Just Security by one of our veteran partners. Read the original article here. On Sept. 2, the Trump administration announced a lethal strike against what it said was a drug smuggling vessel in the Caribbean, killing eleven people in what amounted to a summary execution of civilians. A second strike followed on Sept. 15, reportedly killing three people. The administration has said more such strikes will occur, marking what may be the s

The following press release is reposted from our partner, We the Veterans & Military Families. Read the original press release here , ...

This article was originally published in The Hill. Read the original article here. As former military judge advocates, we worked at the intersection of lethality, lawfulness and obedience — three pillars that support any effective military force. Over the last six months, a campaign to dismantle these pillars has begun. Its apparent objective is to subordinate our national defense to the personal, political and social agendas of a commander-in-chief who prizes personal loyalt

President Trump has orchestrated a move to keep Alina Habba—his former personal lawyer and controversial White House adviser—as the...

California Governor Gavin Newsom is fighting back against what state officials call an "unprecedented and unlawful" federal takeover of California’s National Guard, as legal tensions with President Donald Trump escalate over the deployment of military forces in Los Angeles.

A significant number of National Guard soldiers and Marines assigned to Los Angeles amid protests targeting the Trump administration are deeply dissatisfied with the assignment, according to several military family advocacy groups.

Veterans and military families will rally on the National Mall Friday, June 6th, 2025 at 2:00 PM ET to protest federal job cuts and VA service reductions. The Unite for Veterans, Unite for America Rally addresses employment discrimination and healthcare access issues affecting thousands of service members. Join the demonstration near the National Air and Space Museum to defend veteran benefits and hold political leaders accountable.

The following was originally published in Lawfare Media by one of our veteran partners. Read the original here. Imagine the following...