Tag: duty to disobey

November 25, 2025

Soldiers Must Disobey Unlawful Orders Under Trump — It’s Their Legal Duty

I have been called to testify at courts-martial as an expert witness on servicemembers’ duty to disobey unlawful orders. The courageous action of six Democratic members of Congress has thrust into the national discourse the duty of military and CIA personnel to disobey Donald Trump’s illegal orders. As the Trump administration continues to unlawfully murder… Read more »

November 20, 2018

Trump’s Military Deployment to the US-Mexico Border Is Illegal

Donald Trump’s decision to send thousands of troops to the US-Mexican border to intercept migrants who intend to apply for asylum is not just a bald-faced political stunt — it is also illegal. Passed in 1878 to end the use of federal troops in overseeing elections in the post–Civil War South, the Posse Comitatus Act… Read more »