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Hegseth Is Overhauling Military's JAG Legal Corps

New defense chief Pete Hegseth plans a fundamental overhaul of the military's legal system to give soldiers more leeway on the battlefield, reports the Guardian. Hegseth took the first step last month by firing the top legal officers for the Army,

Associated Press News · 18d

Hegseth says he fired the top military lawyers because they weren’t well suited for the jobs

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he is replacing the top lawyers for the military services because he doesn't think they are “well-suited” to provide recommendations when lawful orders are given.

The New Republic on MSN · 1d

Pete Hegseth Moves to Replace Military’s Lawyers for Chilling Reason

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is taking aim at the military’s legal system, specifically the judge advocate general corps, in order to relax the rules of war. The Guardian reports that Hegseth is nominating new judge advocate generals,

AOL · 1d

Pete Hegseth moving to relax rules of engagement as part of military lawyer overhaul, says report

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is reportedly planning an overhaul for the military’s lawyers to relax the rules of combat engagement and change how charges are brought against service members. Hegseth wants sweeping changes among the judge advocate general’s corps,

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Trump administration fires top US general and Navy chief in unprecedented purge of military leadership

In an unprecedented purge of the military’s senior leadership Friday night, President Donald Trump fired the top US general ...

Military.com18d

'People Are Very Scared': Trump Administration Purge of JAG Officers Raises Legal, Ethical Fears

Current military lawyers and legal experts told Military.com the administration's firings of the Air Force, Army and Navy's top judge advocates general politicizes and sets an alarming ...

The Atlantic12d

Firing the ‘Conscience’ of the Military

They even have a role in ensuring the military’s compliance with domestic environmental laws. But far more notable, they have a unique function in articulating the legal standards that are ...

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