After Failures to Curb Sexual Assault, a Move Toward a Major Shift in Military Law
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has fought for years to remove commanders from deciding assault cases. Now, more colleagues and a Pentagon panel agree.
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Democrat of New York, and others have argued that having commanders in control of sexual assault cases has prevented service members from coming forward out of fear of retaliation.Credit.Erin Schaff/The New York Times
April 27, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET
WASHINGTON After decades of failing to curb sexual assault in the armed forces, lawmakers and Pentagon leaders are poised to make major changes in military laws that many experts have long argued stand in the way of justice.
After failures to curb sexual assault, a move toward a major shift in military law
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