Lt. Col. Rachel E. VanLandingham (ret.)
president emerita of the National Institute of Military Justice
Rachel E. VanLandingham retired as a lieutenant colonel from the U.S. Air Force. She is the Irwin R. Buchalter professor of law at Southwestern Law School, Los Angeles, and president emerita of the National Institute of Military Justice.
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Lt. Col. Rachel E. VanLandingham (ret.)
Judge Leon’s ruling outlined the threat that Hegseth’s efforts could pose to the constitutional liberties of all who have served our nation in uniform.
We cannot allow military retirement to be turned into a weapon of intimidation against military retirees who speak out against a presidential administration.
Defense Secretary Hegseth’s response to a video made by Democrats about the duty to disobey illegal orders is a threat to the separation of powers and represents a gross dereliction of the secretary’s duties running the Pentagon.
Military orders carry, per law, a presumption of legality, as long as the order relates to a military duty and is given by a proper authority.
