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New York Times: Military Courts Are Called Outdated on Sex Crimes

Jennifer Steinhauer reports for New York Times:

“We have a system partly from the 20th century and partly from the 18th century,” said Eugene R. Fidell, who teachers military justice at Yale Law School. Commanders believe “as an article of faith that they must have the power to decide who gets prosecuted.”

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