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https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2008/05/new-caaf-decision-united-states-v.html?showComment=1210641240000 CAAFlog: New CAAF decision: United States v. Bridges United States v. Bridges , __ M.J. ___, No. 07-0701/CG (C.A.A.F. May 12, 2008). Chief Judge Effron for a unanimous court. CAAF punted on the... united statesnewcaafdecisionv https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2009/03/some-thoughts-about-webb.html?showComment=1245073426226 CAAFlog: Some thoughts about Webb Senior Airman Webb reached the end of his enlistment contract on 23 October 2008. Webb was informed that he was under investigation for crim... some thoughtswebb https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2009/03/article-on-sgt-fosters-release-from.html CAAFlog: Article on Sgt Foster's release from USDB We previously discussed NMCCA's unpublished but significant ruling setting aside the findings and sentence in the Foster case. United Sta... articlesgtfosterreleaseusdb https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2008/08/wapo-reports-doj-is-moving-toward-meja.html?showComment=1219065240000 CAAFlog: WaPo reports DOJ is moving toward MEJA prosecutions of 6 Blackwater security guards Today's Washington Post reports here that DOJ has sent target letters to six Blackwater security guards arising from a September 2007 fire... https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2008/09/joint-service-committee-proposes.html?showComment=1222458720000 CAAFlog: Joint Service Committee proposes creating new enumerated Article 134 child pornography... The Joint Service Committee has published its proposed changes to the Manual for Courts-Martial, which include the creation of a new enumera... service committee https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2007/07/blue-and-silver-replaces-burgandy-and.html?showComment=1185863100000 CAAFlog: Blue and silver replaces burgandy and gold CAAF has issued its latest soft-cover rules booklet, as amended through August 1, 2007. Toss the old burgandy and gold edition - this editi... blue and silverreplacesburgandygold https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2009/06/another-cox-commission-preview.html?showComment=1246461521992 CAAFlog: Another Cox Commission preview This article from Tuesday's Stars and Stripes reports on more possible recommendations by the Cox Commission. anothercoxcommissionpreview https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2007/04/three-new-caaf-decisions.html CAAFlog: Three New CAAF Decisions Almost like Boston Red Sox home-runs, CAAF knocked off three consecutive decisions today (one short of the four-consecutive record). Althou... threenewcaafdecisions https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2007/09/nimj-scroll-update.html?showComment=1191118080000 CAAFlog: NIMJ scroll update Have you ever stood on a street corner in New York City mesmerized by news headlines scrolling around a building on a light board? Reading N... scrollupdate https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2008/11/nyt-article-about-army-domestic-abuse.html?showComment=1227539520000 CAAFlog: NYT article about Army domestic abuse case Today's New York Times includes an article (here's a link ) suggesting an inadequate response by the Army to a soldier battering his wife a... nyt articledomestic abusearmycase https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2008/03/washington-times-op-ed.html?showComment=1205385660000 CAAFlog: Washington Times op-ed NIMJ's web site has a link to this op-ed from yesterday's Washington Times arguing that the military justice system is treating servicemem... washington timesoped https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2006/11/web-woes-cont.html?showComment=1163731140000 CAAFlog: Web woes cont' As Phil Cave notes in a comment to my post from this morning, the CAAF web site continues to be down -- as does the Air Force Court of Crimi... webwoescont https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2008/08/acting-sg-sides-with-code-46-and-gad.html?showComment=1220129580000 CAAFlog: Acting SG sides with Code 46 and GAD against JAJG There is considerable discussion below about the extent to which the Acting SG's cert petition in Denedo was coordinated among the service... actingsgsides https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2007/06/caaf-issues-opinions-in-two-navy-marine.html?showComment=1182440340000 CAAFlog: CAAF issues opinions in two Navy-Marine Corps Cases United States v. Hollings , __ M.J. ___, No. 07-0084/MC (C.A.A.F. June 19, 2007). Judge Baker for a unanimous court. Judge Baker continues i... marine corpscaafissuesopinionstwo https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2008/11/latest-from-martinez-capital-court.html CAAFlog: Latest from the Martinez capital court-martial Here's a link to the latest on the Martinez capital court-martial from the Fayetteville Observer . (This post was made using my new wire... latest frommartinezcapitalcourtmartial https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2008/05/potential-first-amendment-case-fizzles.html CAAFlog: Potential First Amendment case fizzles The granted issue in Maynard looked fascinating: WHETHER THE MILITARY JUDGE COMMITTED PLAIN ERROR IN ALLOWING PANEL MEMBERS TO CONSIDER EVI... first amendmentpotentialcasefizzles https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2009/01/rodriguez-recon-irony-2.html?showComment=1232318880000 CAAFlog: Rodriguez recon irony #2 In the reply to the Government's opposition to the recon petition in Rodriguez , Rodriguez's counsel dismisses as mere "boilerplate" NMCCA's... rodriguezreconirony https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2009/06/denedo-released-affirmed.html?showComment=1244521805589 CAAFlog: Denedo Released, Affirmed Here is a link to today's SCOTUS decision in United States v. Denedo , No. 08-267, affirming (5-4) CAAF's holding that former servicemember... releasedaffirmed https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2009/01/army-judge-pohl-sticks-it-to-opbama.html?showComment=1233351660000 CAAFlog: Army Judge Pohl Sticks it to Obama Adminstration [Updated] Here is a link to breaking news from the WaPo that Army Colonel James Pohl has denied the Obama Administration's request to delay the milit... armyjudgepohlsticksobama https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2007/02/have-ice-valentines-day.html CAAFlog: Have an ice Valentine's Day When I left home this morning, the ice storm had knocked out power to my house. So I'm posting before I leave work since I don't know if I'... icevalentineday https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2009/01/army-judge-pohl-sticks-it-to-opbama.html?showComment=1233539340000 CAAFlog: Army Judge Pohl Sticks it to Obama Adminstration [Updated] Here is a link to breaking news from the WaPo that Army Colonel James Pohl has denied the Obama Administration's request to delay the milit... armyjudgepohlsticksobama https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2009/03/military-judge-denies-mistrial-in.html?showComment=1237692840000 CAAFlog: Military judge denies mistrial in Behenna but recommends 7 year cut in confinement Here's a link to a news report about yesterday's ruling in 1LT Behenna's court-martial in which the military judge denied a mistrial motion... https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2009/01/army-judge-pohl-sticks-it-to-opbama.html?showComment=1233624600000 CAAFlog: Army Judge Pohl Sticks it to Obama Adminstration [Updated] Here is a link to breaking news from the WaPo that Army Colonel James Pohl has denied the Obama Administration's request to delay the milit... armyjudgepohlsticksobama https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2009/03/as-our-fearless-commenter-pointed-out.html?showComment=1237830960000 CAAFlog: Behenna Gets 25 years at GCM As our fearless commenter pointed out , 1st Lt Michael Behenna was convicted last week at general court-martial of unpremeditated murder and... getsyearsgcm https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2009/05/final-thought-about-green-case.html?showComment=1243190431594 CAAFlog: A final thought about the Green case [REVISED] Last year, we expressed our dismay about an increase in the number of recruits entering the military on conduct waivers. This year, we cele... about the greenfinal thoughtcaserevised https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2007/12/wapo-coverage-of-united-states-v.html?showComment=1196726040000 CAAFlog: WaPo coverage of United States v. Whiteside Dana Priest and Anne Hull have a major story about the case and Article 32 investigation of 1LT Elizabeth Whiteside in today's Post . (They ... united stateswapocoveragewhiteside https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2009/01/army-judge-pohl-sticks-it-to-opbama.html?showComment=1233282840000 CAAFlog: Army Judge Pohl Sticks it to Obama Adminstration [Updated] Here is a link to breaking news from the WaPo that Army Colonel James Pohl has denied the Obama Administration's request to delay the milit... armyjudgepohlsticksobama https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2009/06/potential-problems-for-potential.html CAAFlog: Potential problems for potential jurisdiction So it's decided. Military courts of appeal have jurisdiction to issue writs of error coram nobis under the All Writs Act. While that may giv... potential problemsjurisdiction https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2008/08/airing-of-grievances.html CAAFlog: Airing of grievances A crucial part of Festivus is the airing of grievances. It seems that the Acting SG has been saving up some of his grievances toward CAAF. A... airinggrievances https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2007/11/civilian-analog-to-article-66-review.html?showComment=1196287140000 CAAFlog: A civilian analog to Article 66 review Military justice practitioners are fond of saying that the Courts of Criminal Appeals' Article 66 review is unique. I, myself, made this mis... to articleciviliananalogreview https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2009/03/this-week-in-military-justice-denedo.html?showComment=1237762080000 CAAFlog: This week in military justice -- Denedo oral argument edition This week at the Supremes: The Supreme Court will hear oral argument in United States v. Denedo , No. 08-267, at 1000 Wednesday. SCOTUSblog... this weekmilitary justiceoral argumentedition https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2009/06/melendez-diaz-bad-news-for-armed-forces.html?showComment=1246023763131 CAAFlog: Melendez-Diaz: Bad News For Armed Forces Drug labs Today's 5-4 application of Crawford v. Washington is another shot of bad news for already embattled armed forces drug screening labs. See SC... for armed forcesbad newsmelendezdiazdrug https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2008/10/grants.html CAAFlog: Grants CAAF granted review of two cases on Thursday -- one a Marine Corps case and the other from the Army. Here's the issue in the Marine case: "W... grants https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2007/10/supremes-deny-cert-for-bolling-trio.html CAAFlog: Supremes deny cert for Bolling trio Today's order list included denials of certiorari in Erickson v. United States , No. 07-316; Chapman v. United States , No. 07-317; and Tip... supremesdenycertbollingtrio https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2009/06/nmcca-issues-unpublished-opinion-in.html?showComment=1245851761155 CAAFlog: NMCCA issues unpublished opinion in Moreno NMCCA today issued a lengthy unpublished opinion affirming Cpl Moreno's conviction and dishonorable discharge (the max authorized sentence u... issuesunpublishedopinionmoreno https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2009/07/caaf-opinion-alert.html CAAFlog: CAAF opinion alert CAAF has issued its opinion in United States v. Paige , __ M.J. ___, No. 08-0805/MC (C.A.A.F. July 1, 2009). caafopinionalert https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2008/10/some-thoughts-on-new-nmcca-courtroom.html?showComment=1224054300000 CAAFlog: Some thoughts on the new NMCCA courtroom Twenty-three miles north of where I sit are two sublime sports stadiums, each peculiarly well-suited to its function: Orioles Park and Camde... some thoughtson thenewcourtroom https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2008/10/caaf-disposes-of-third-orally-argued.html CAAFlog: CAAF disposes of third orally argued case At this rate, CAAF will be done issuing this term's opinions before it's heard all of the oral arguments. Just one month into oral argument ... caafthirdorallyarguedcase https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2007/08/from-hall-of-henry-l-two-to-hall-of.html?showComment=1187834940000 CAAFlog: From the Hall of Henry L. (Two) to the Hall of Anthony I have a follow-up on each of the Hall cases discussed yesterday . First, through the computer wizardry of the No Man, NMCCA's unpublished... from thehallhenrytwoanthony https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2007/10/and-tony-doesnt-go-to-journal-of.html?showComment=1193061780000 CAAFlog: And the Tony doesn't go to . . . the Journal of Military and Veterans Law Every year, the American Theatre Wing awards one Tony for Best Revival of a Play and another for Best Revival of a Musical. If there were a ... go to journal https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2008/08/wapo-reports-doj-is-moving-toward-meja.html?showComment=1219025340000 CAAFlog: WaPo reports DOJ is moving toward MEJA prosecutions of 6 Blackwater security guards Today's Washington Post reports here that DOJ has sent target letters to six Blackwater security guards arising from a September 2007 fire... https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2008/07/doj-notes-possibility-that-kennedy-v.html?showComment=1215105540000 CAAFlog: DOJ notes possibility that Kennedy v. Louisiana doesn't apply to courts-martial Thursday's NYT has this piece by Linda Greenhouse following up on her article in today's NYT about Kennedy v. Louisiana 's failure to note... https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2009/01/army-judge-pohl-sticks-it-to-opbama.html?showComment=1233257520000 CAAFlog: Army Judge Pohl Sticks it to Obama Adminstration [Updated] Here is a link to breaking news from the WaPo that Army Colonel James Pohl has denied the Obama Administration's request to delay the milit... armyjudgepohlsticksobama https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2008/01/united-states-v-toy.html?showComment=1201018980000 CAAFlog: United States v. Toy CAAF decided yesterday that MRE 317(a)'s suppression of evidence gathered in violation of laws applicable to members of the armed forces doe... united statesvtoy https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2008/01/united-states-v-toy.html?showComment=1200661020000 CAAFlog: United States v. Toy CAAF decided yesterday that MRE 317(a)'s suppression of evidence gathered in violation of laws applicable to members of the armed forces doe... united statesvtoy https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2008/05/new-caaf-decision-united-states-v.html?showComment=1210636140000 CAAFlog: New CAAF decision: United States v. Bridges United States v. Bridges , __ M.J. ___, No. 07-0701/CG (C.A.A.F. May 12, 2008). Chief Judge Effron for a unanimous court. CAAF punted on the... united statesnewcaafdecisionv https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2009/04/rant-how-can-we-justify-retaining-five.html?showComment=1239713640000 CAAFlog: Rant: How can we justify retaining five military appellate courts in these budgetary times? Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff General Norton Schwartz published a remarkable op-ed in today's Wash... https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2008/12/top-10-military-justice-stories-of-2008_26.html?showComment=1230517320000 CAAFlog: Top 10 military justice stories of 2008 -- #8: The Denedo cert grant Military appellate courts have rarely encountered a potential exercise of authority that they thought was beyond their jurisdictional limits... https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2009/06/denedo-released-affirmed.html?showComment=1244773565149 CAAFlog: Denedo Released, Affirmed Here is a link to today's SCOTUS decision in United States v. Denedo , No. 08-267, affirming (5-4) CAAF's holding that former servicemember... releasedaffirmed https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2008/10/usdc-grants-watada-injunction-on-3-of-5.html?showComment=1224740280000 CAAFlog: USDC Grants Watada Injunction on 3 of 5 Charges Judge Settle of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington yesterday granted 1st Lt. Ehren Watada's request for an injun... usdcgrantsinjunctioncharges https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2008/09/nmcca-issues-new-published-opinion.html CAAFlog: NMCCA issues new published opinion Where a command has lost the original record of trial, is it permissible to proceed on the basis of a photocopy of the original transcript? ... issuesnewpublishedopinion https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2006/12/two-new-cca-published-opinions-one.html CAAFlog: Two new CCA published opinions: one dead zombie and one riddle solved December has brought us warm weather and two new NMCCA published opinions. Both are in the LEXIS "CAAF and published CCA opinions" file, th... published opinions https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2008/01/falcon-dicta-or-binding-precedent-you.html?showComment=1199934420000 CAAFlog: Falcon - Dicta or Binding Precedent? You Make the Call I will keep this short and let the comments decide, particularly since CAAFlog has eloquently summarized Falcon below . In Falcon CAAF ... falcondictabindingprecedentmake https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2008/01/united-states-v-toy.html?showComment=1200656760000 CAAFlog: United States v. Toy CAAF decided yesterday that MRE 317(a)'s suppression of evidence gathered in violation of laws applicable to members of the armed forces doe... united statesvtoy https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2008/08/should-we-put-cgcca-judges-pictures-on.html?showComment=1218507780000 CAAFlog: Should we put CGCCA judges' pictures on milk cartons? My link to the Coast Guard Court's web site has gone belly up, as has the link from CAAF's web site. I tried a few searches and couldn't fin... putjudgespicturesmilkcartons https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2008/11/military-justice-system-from-victims.html CAAFlog: The military justice system from a victim's perspective Here's a link to an article from the Pike County (Pennsylvania) Courier about the Martinez capital court-martial written by the widow of... the militaryjustice systemvictimperspective https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2007/06/scotus-clean-sweep.html CAAFlog: SCOTUS clean sweep In today's order list , the Supremes denied cert in Banker , No. 06-1544, and Cossio , No. 06-1568. That completes the military cert denial ... scotuscleansweep https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2009/01/fort-campbell-ruling-on-monitoring-of.html?showComment=1233352080000 CAAFlog: Fort Campbell ruling on monitoring of defense computers? I spent the past couple of days at Camp Lejeune where the Regional Defense Counsel, LtCol John Baker, put together an outstanding CLE progra... fort campbellrulingmonitoringdefensecomputers https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2007/03/caaf-decides-united-states-v-phillips.html CAAFlog: C.A.A.F. decides United States v. Phillips The Court decided United States v. Phillips today. For those who have been waiting fifty-six years for the C.A.A.F. to answer those burning... c aunited statesfdecidesv https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2009/05/amusing-scotus-typo.html?showComment=1241472900000 CAAFlog: Amusing SCOTUS typo From this morning's opinion of the Court in Flores-Figueroa v. United States , No. 08-108 : As a matter of ordinary English grammar, it seem... amusingscotustypo https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2007/12/io-reportedly-recommends-against-court.html?showComment=1197515460000 CAAFlog: IO reportedly recommends against court-martial for 1LT Whiteside In today's WaPo, Dana Priest and Anne Hull report that the IO has recommended against disciplining 1LT Whiteside. Here's a link to their pi... court martialioreportedlyrecommendswhiteside https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2008/11/supremes-docket-military-pro-se-cert.html?showComment=1226855340000 CAAFlog: Supremes docket military pro se cert petition This past week, the Supremes docketed a pro se IFP cert petition that had actually been filed more than a month earlier. Lucero v. United St... pro sesupremesdocketmilitarycert https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2007/06/celebrity-sighting-robert-reed-part-ii.html CAAFlog: Celebrity Sighting: Robert Reed Part II It was a very Brady day at the ABA Section of Public Contract Law: Battle Space and Contingency Procurements Committee meeting today. Celebr... celebrity sightingrobert reedpartii https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2007/02/supreme-court-update.html?showComment=1170481560000 CAAFlog: Supreme Court update The Christian cert petition, originally filed pro se IFP, has now secured the assistance of counsel, with David Sheldon as lead counsel on ... supreme courtupdate https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2006/11/nimj-comments-on-proposed-caaf-rules.html CAAFlog: NIMJ comments on proposed CAAF rules changes Here's a link to NIMJ's comments on the proposed CAAF rules changes. Has anyone else submitted comments? http://www.nimj.org/documents/Lett... commentsproposedcaafruleschanges https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2009/02/caaf-fills-in-another-piece-of-judicial.html CAAFlog: CAAF fills in another piece of the Judicial Conference puzzle An updated CAAF Judicial Conference schedule is now available here . The new schedule fills in the first day's 1530-1700 slot, previous list... of thejudicial conferencecaaffillsanother https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2007/09/nimj-scroll-update.html?showComment=1191199440000 CAAFlog: NIMJ scroll update Have you ever stood on a street corner in New York City mesmerized by news headlines scrolling around a building on a light board? Reading N... scrollupdate https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2008/07/cbs-petition-in-us.html CAAFlog: CBS Petition in SSgt Wuterich case Here is a link to CBS's petition to CAAF in CBS Broadcasting, Inc. v. NMCCA et al ., previously discussed by CAAFlog here , here , and . . ... cbspetitionssgtcase https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2009/02/ CAAFlog: February 2009 Military justice blogs are to blogs as military music is to music. The views expressed on this blog are offered in the contributors' personal capacity. They do... february https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2007/06/sacramentum-cont.html?showComment=1180801680000 CAAFlog: Sacramentum cont' I am amused by Sacramentum's disclaimer : "The views expressed herein are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the v... sacramentumcont https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2008/04/new-caaf-opinion-united-states-v-mackie.html CAAFlog: New CAAF opinion: United States v. Mackie We previously noted that the Judge Advocate General of the Air Force certified five cases to CAAF from July to December 2007. CAAF has alr... united statesnewcaafopinionv https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2008/05/new-published-air-force-court-opinion_09.html?showComment=1210476060000 CAAFlog: New published Air Force Court opinion [UPDATED] The Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals issued a published search and seizure opinion today. United States v. Osorio , __ M.J. ___, No. ACM... air forcenewpublishedcourtopinion https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2009/06/cox-commission-ii-hearing.html?showComment=1245351128962 CAAFlog: Cox Commission II hearing The link to the Cox Commission II hearing webcast seems to have died. Perhaps NIMJ will be able to restore the link or post the video to a p... coxcommissioniihearing https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2007/09/wheres-guert.html?showComment=1189870980000 CAAFlog: Where's Guert? What's happened to Guert? It's been so long since we've heard from him, I hope he hasn't died. Oh, wait a second . . . . https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2008/12/top-10-military-justice-stories-of-2008.html?showComment=1230666300000 CAAFlog: Top 10 military justice stories of 2008 -- #10: The Army's adoption of military justice... This is the first in an end-of-year series of posts looking back at 2008 and setting out what I think are the ten most significant military ... military justice https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2008/07/article-62-timeline_05.html CAAFlog: An Article 62 timeline In United States v. Pearson , the Navy-Marine Corps Court explained that "prosecution appeals are not particularly favored in the courts" be... an articletimeline https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2009/04/lets-honor-chief-judge-baums-memory-by.html?showComment=1241116380000 CAAFlog: Let's honor Chief Judge Baum's memory by repealing Article 142(b)(4) When Congress adopted the UCMJ in 1950, it provided that "[t]he Court of Military Appeals shall consist of three judges appointed from civil... https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2007/04/taylor-is-privilege-to-read.html?showComment=1175879340000 CAAFlog: Taylor is a privilege to read I'm going to type fast in an effort to beat Guert to the punch this time. (So far he's ahead in our races 2-0. Guert -- it's supposed to b... is ataylorprivilegeread https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2008/04/new-published-nmcca-opinion-in-article.html?showComment=1208385780000 CAAFlog: New published NMCCA opinion in Article 62 speedy trial case United States v. Miller , __ M.J. ___, No. NMCCA 200800014 (N-M. Ct. Crim. App. Apr. 15, 2008). speedy trialnewpublishedopinion https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2007/10/and-tony-doesnt-go-to-journal-of.html?showComment=1191845820000 CAAFlog: And the Tony doesn't go to . . . the Journal of Military and Veterans Law Every year, the American Theatre Wing awards one Tony for Best Revival of a Play and another for Best Revival of a Musical. If there were a ... go to journal https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2006/11/us-v-dearing-reconsideration-denied-we.html?showComment=1164117180000 CAAFlog: US v. Dearing Reconsideration Denied . . . We REALLY Mean It! Did anyone get the impression from the Daily Journal that someone had touched a nerve with the petition for reconsideration in US v. Dearing... usvdearingreconsiderationdenied https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2008/12/go-navy-beat-army.html CAAFlog: Go Navy! Beat Army! And Go SCOTUSblog! Beat Patently-O! (But a Navy victory tomorrow is looking far more likely than a SCOTUSblog victory in the ABA Journal Bl... gonavybeatarmy https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2009/06/new-caaf-opinion.html?showComment=1244831932808 CAAFlog: New CAAF opinion United States v. Weston , __ M.J. ___, No. 08-0594/MC (C.A.A.F. June 11, 2009). Have I mentioned lately that I love reading Judge Stucky's o... newcaafopinion https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2008/08/breaking-news-acting-sgs-cert-petition.html CAAFlog: BREAKING NEWS: Acting SG's cert petition in United States v. Denedo Here's a link to the cert petition that the United States filed today challenging CAAF's ruling in Denedo v. United States , 66 M.J. 114 (... https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2007/02/tracking-trial-level-courts-martial.html CAAFlog: Tracking trial-level courts-martial I have previously written about the importance of trial-level defense counsel and appellate defense counsel conducting a contact relief to ... trackingtriallevelcourtsmartial https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2007/01/moreno-effect-think-of-wave-theory.html CAAFlog: Moreno effect, Think of Wave Theory In Economics class we learned about the Ellliot Wave Theory of stock market prices. See generally here (God bless Wikipedia, they have a ... morenoeffectthinkwavetheory https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2009/03/military-judge-denies-mistrial-in.html?showComment=1238194740000 CAAFlog: Military judge denies mistrial in Behenna but recommends 7 year cut in confinement Here's a link to a news report about yesterday's ruling in 1LT Behenna's court-martial in which the military judge denied a mistrial motion... https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2009/01/army-judge-pohl-sticks-it-to-opbama.html?showComment=1233251580000 CAAFlog: Army Judge Pohl Sticks it to Obama Adminstration [Updated] Here is a link to breaking news from the WaPo that Army Colonel James Pohl has denied the Obama Administration's request to delay the milit... armyjudgepohlsticksobama https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2006/11/caaf-grants-two-air-force-cases.html CAAFlog: CAAF grants two Air Force cases On Wednesday, CAAF granted review of two Air Force cases. United States v. Bare , No. 06-0911/AF, asks WHETHER, IN LIGHT OF UNITED STATES v.... air forcecaafgrantstwocases https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2009/01/army-judge-pohl-sticks-it-to-opbama.html?showComment=1233332520000 CAAFlog: Army Judge Pohl Sticks it to Obama Adminstration [Updated] Here is a link to breaking news from the WaPo that Army Colonel James Pohl has denied the Obama Administration's request to delay the milit... armyjudgepohlsticksobama https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2008/01/is-it-permissible-for-judge-advocate.html?showComment=1199825760000 CAAFlog: Is it permissible for a Judge Advocate General to hire a civilian to provide appellate... [DISCLAIMER: I am the civilian counsel whose employment is at issue.] Since August, my day job has been working as a civilian appellate defe... https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2009/06/jag-corps-recruiting-classes-balloon-in.html?showComment=1244469562266 CAAFlog: JAG Corps recruiting Classes Balloon in Down Economy Slightly off topic, but this was an interesting article from Law.com about the surge in applicants for the JAG Corps. Slight relevance to ... jagcorpsrecruitingclassesballoon https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2008/02/new-caaf-opinion.html CAAFlog: New CAAF opinion CAAF's decision in United States v. Miergrimado , __ M.J. ___, No. 07-0436/MC (C.A.A.F. Feb. 20, 2008), is now on its web site here . Judge ... newcaafopinion https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2009/04/more-sad-news-former-cgcca-chief-judge.html CAAFlog: More sad news: former CGCCA Chief Judge Joe Baum passes away We learned today that Joe Baum, the longtime chief judge of the Coast Guard Court, passed away on Saturday. He was also a 30-year Navy vete... sad news https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2007/06/lets-do-term-warp-again.html?showComment=1182871320000 CAAFlog: Let's do the term warp again! As Sacramentum notes in a recent post on his/her blog, CAAF's daily journal has announced a shift in the CAAF term. Starting in 2008, th... do thelettermwarp https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2008/01/is-it-permissible-for-judge-advocate.html?showComment=1199793120000 CAAFlog: Is it permissible for a Judge Advocate General to hire a civilian to provide appellate... [DISCLAIMER: I am the civilian counsel whose employment is at issue.] Since August, my day job has been working as a civilian appellate defe... https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2009/02/this-week-in-military-justice-22.html?showComment=1235434980000 CAAFlog: This week in military justice -- 22 February 2009 edition This is going to be a busy week. This week at the Supreme Court: Tomorrow the Supremes will issue an order list with the results of Friday'... this weekmilitary justicefebruaryedition https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2009/06/new-issues-published-nmcca-opinion.html?showComment=1245278006778 CAAFlog: New published NMCCA opinion upholding conviction under Article 134 clauses (1) and (2) as... NMCCA issued a published opinion today revisiting the vexsome question of the proper relationship between Article 134 clauses (1) and (2) an... https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2008/12/grays-counsel-oppose-us-motion-to.html?showComment=1228266240000 CAAFlog: Gray's counsel oppose U.S. motion to reconsider stay of execution Here's a link to a brief filed by Ronald Gray's counsel opposing the United States' motion to reconsider the U.S. District Court for the D... motion to reconsider https://caaflog.blogspot.com/2009/06/denedo-released-affirmed.html?showComment=1244556634030 CAAFlog: Denedo Released, Affirmed Here is a link to today's SCOTUS decision in United States v. Denedo , No. 08-267, affirming (5-4) CAAF's holding that former servicemember... releasedaffirmed