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• Congresswoman Jackie Speier introduced the Military Judicial Reform Act

  

  Today Congresswoman Jackie Speier introduced the Military Judicial Reform Act to strip military commanders of their power to overturn legal decisions or lessen sentences handed down by judges and juries at courts martial. It’s inspired by the recent case of a lieutenant general at Aviano Air Base overturning the sexual-assault conviction of an officer who had…

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  March 12, 2013

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  congresswoman jackie speier, Military Judicial Reform Act