Equal Supreme Court Access for Military Personnel

Abstract

Federal law currently provides for direct Supreme Court review of criminal convictions from almost all American jurisdictions, but not of most court-martial convictions. For them, an Article I court can veto access to the Supreme Court. This Essay argues for elimination of that veto.

ISSN

1939-8611

Keywords

military justice, Supreme Court, Judge Advocates General (JAG), United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (CAAF)

Disciplines

Law | Military, War, and Peace | Supreme Court of the United States

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