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MILITARY ORDERS 101—SIX MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TRY TO TAMPER WITH WELL-SETTLED MILITARY DISCIPLINE AND POLICY

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The 167th JAG section and the Alabama National Guard Trial Defense Service finishes a mock trial, Aug. 8, 2018, at the Calhoun County Courthouse, Anniston, Alabama. (Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Dowd.) MILITARY ORDERS 101—SIX MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TRY TO TAMPER WITH WELL-SETTLED MILITARY DISCIPLINE AND POLICY   INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND I…

THE NUREMBERG TRIALS—THE VICTOR’S RETRIBUTION OR A REVOLUTION IN INTERNATIONAL LAW?

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THE NUREMBERG TRIALS—THE VICTOR’S RETRIBUTION OR A REVOLUTION IN INTERNATIONAL LAW?   INTRODUCTION AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND November 20th, 1945, saw opening statements in the Palace of Justice in the city of Nuremberg, Germany. An Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, Robert Jackson, handpicked by President Truman in Executive Order 9547, laid out as…

THE USE OF DEADLY MILITARY FORCE TO DEFEND THE HOMELAND—LAWLESSNESS OR ARTICLE II AUTHORITY TO ADDRESS WHAT IS CLEARLY IRREGULAR WARFARE?

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The USS Gravely, an Aegis-class destroyer, deployed to the waters near Venezuela as part of counter-narcotics operations. THE USE OF DEADLY MILITARY FORCE TO DEFEND THE HOMELAND—LAWLESSNESS OR ARTICLE II AUTHORITY TO ADDRESS WHAT IS CLEARLY IRREGULAR WARFARE?   INTRODUCTION My analysis herein may be considered an outlier—many argue that what is occurring in the…

SCOTUS OCTOBER TERM CONTINUING COVERAGE—IN NOVEMBER A PRESIDENT’S ARTICLE II AUTHORITY TO REMOVE SUPERIOR OFFICERS WILL BE VINDICATED—ANOTHER DISMANTLING OF THE FOURTH BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT

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SCOTUS OCTOBER TERM CONTINUING COVERAGE—IN NOVEMBER A PRESIDENT’S ARTICLE II AUTHORITY TO REMOVE SUPERIOR OFFICERS WILL BE VINDICATED—ANOTHER DISMANTLING OF THE FOURTH BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT   INTRODUCTION Humphrey’s Executor v. United States, 295 U.S. 602 (1935), decided by the Supreme Court during FDR’s New Deal Era, upheld Congress’ creation and protection of the Federal Trade…

SUPREME COURT OCTOBER 2025 TERM—CONTINUING COVERAGE—LOUISIANA CHALLENGES RACE-BASED REDISTRICTING AND SHOULD WIN

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“Panorama of United States Supreme Court Building at Dusk” by Joe Ravi is licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0 SUPREME COURT OCTOBER 2025 TERM—CONTINUING COVERAGE—LOUISIANA CHALLENGES RACE-BASED REDISTRICTING AND SHOULD WIN   INTRODUCTION On October 15th, 2025, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on yet another challenge to the requirements of the Voting Rights Act, which led…

THE TRUMP FDA GIVES HOPE AND A PATHWAY TO PARENTS OF AUTISTIC AND ADHD CHILDREN—THE MAJORITY OF DEMOCRATS STILL ENJOY BIG PHARMA MONEY—FOLLOW IT HERE

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THE TRUMP FDA GIVES HOPE AND A PATHWAY TO PARENTS OF AUTISTIC AND ADHD CHILDREN—THE MAJORITY OF DEMOCRATS STILL ENJOY BIG PHARMA MONEY—FOLLOW IT HERE   INTRODUCTION Recently, and ignoring the cries of “junk science,” President Trump and his HHS and FDA team of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Marty Makary publicly announced that the…