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The Status of Private Military Companies Under International Law

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Dogs of War Get a New Lease on Life: Why the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act Violates the Eighth Amendment in Light of United States v. Slatten

Dogs of War Get a New Lease on Life: Why the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act Violates the Eighth Amendment in Light of United States v. Slatten You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register  

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‘It Never Really Left Me’: Abu Ghraib Torture Survivors Finally Get Their Day in Court

The prison became notorious for ‘sadistic, blatant and wanton criminal abuses.’ (photo: Getty) ‘It Never Really Left Me’: Abu Ghraib Torture Survivors Finally Get Their Day in Court By Richard Hall,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Fluor whistleblowers: Calls, audits name Greenville management in defense contract fraud

Fluor whistleblowers: Calls, audits name Greenville management in defense contract fraud Anna B. Mitchell, The Greenville News Published 6:29 a.m. ET Jan. 23, 2019 | Updated 1:53 p.m. ET Jan. 26,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Transcript of arguments before Supreme Court – Cochise Consultancy Inc. v. United States, ex rel. Hunt transcript

Posted Tue, March 19th, 2019 1:18 pm Argument transcript The transcript of this morning’s oral argument in Cochise Consultancy Inc. v. United States, ex rel. Hunt is available on the Supreme Court’s website.  … You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Cochise Consultancy Inc. v. United States, ex rel. Hunt

Cochise Consultancy Inc. v. United States, ex rel. Hunt Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term 18-315 11th Cir. Mar 19, 2019 TBD TBD TBD OT 2018 Disclosure: Goldstein… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Argument preview: Justices to determine relevant statute of limitations for whistleblower suits under the False Claims Act

David Engstrom Guest Posted Tue, March 12th, 2019 3:01 pm Argument preview: Justices to determine relevant statute of limitations for whistleblower suits under the False Claims Act Liza Starr, a student… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Former Army sniper turned mercenary known as ‘Rambo’ gets life in prison for contract killing

Former Army sniper turned mercenary known as ‘Rambo’ gets life in prison for contract killing Jared Keller March 08, 2019 at 03:26 PM Bullet Points In this Sept. 26, 2013 file… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Graham v. DynCorp International, Inc, No. 3:2013cv00065 – Document 20 (S.D. Tex. 2013)

Graham v. DynCorp International, Inc, No. 3:2013cv00065 – Document 20 (S.D. Tex. 2013)   You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register  

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Injured Effingham Co. soldier suing company he claims is responsible for suicide bombing

Injured Effingham Co. soldier suing company he claims is responsible for suicide bombing By: Andrew Davis Posted: Feb 21, 2019 06:29 PM EST Updated: Feb 21, 2019 07:35 PM EST Video… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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