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Mar. 21, 2009

Case Highlights Need for Action on Service Members' Court Access

Both political parties should work together to assure our troops have court access and a right to basic procedural due process protections.

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By Norbert Basil MacLean III

On March 25, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in the little known military case of United States v. Denedo. The high court's decision could have a major affect on a military appellate court's jurisdiction to hear appeals from service members or former service members under the All Writs Act. If military courts are prohibited from hearing appeals under the act, the Uniform Code of Military Justice ...

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